Half and Half! Some Queer "Shots"

Series

Series Name: Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue

Issue No.

479

Date Released

7 Aug 1930

Length of issue (in feet)

767

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

NoS Summary - Trick film using slow motion, fast motion, film reversal, mirror image, and split screen.
NoS synopsis: "The other day Eve cast a glance at New York in 1920, and somehow things seemed a bit queer - " High angle shot of a New York street - the film is speeded up so that traffic and pedestrians seem to rush around really quickly. A street level shot of people crossing a street is slowed, stopped, speeded up and reversed. "I’m sure we never walked like this, my dear - and yet the camera cannot lie!" Slow motion footage of people crossing the street. "Funny things happened 10 years ago." Very high angle shot of New York street. Trick effects are used to show cars and buses appearing from nowhere. A mirror image effect is used for trick effect - both sides of the screen show the same scene but as a mirror image of each other. "We wouldn’t deceive you for worlds - you’ll have to consult an Optician!" Another trick is used whereby the screen is split in two, the top part of the image remains stationary whilst the bottom part is "slid". Tops of buildings remain stationary whilst a camera pan gives the impression of streets on the move.

Researcher Comments

A short handwritten shot list is present in the Pathé boxfile.

Keywords

Photography

Locations

New York; United States of America

Footage sources

Pathe News

Written sources

Pathe Inventory File Tin No.194
British Pathe Database 1997 Reference No.EP194
Pathe Eve 473-493 Boxfile Issue sheet
National Film Archive Catalogue

Credits:

Production Co.: British Pathe Ltd.

Length of story (in feet)

130

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