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The basic visual aesthetics of the silent era – pt. 3: aesthetics vs. the challenges of preservation

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In the previous two posts we looked at what I consider to be some of the basic components of the visual aesthetics of films from the silent era: the use of orthochromatic film, their use of color, the artifacts of rack and tank processing, and the flexibility of shooting and projection speed. But the way […]

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REVENGE starring Dolores Del Rio – hokum, but erotically charged

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Pardon for this not being the final installment on the basic aesthetics of the silent era, but I was buying a house and it closed about a month earlier than expected and I’ve been immersed in a move and haven’t had the patience for deciding on frames and clips. It’s already written though. But I

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