Post by BATouttaheck on May 28, 2018 20:32:20 GMT
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
"One of the more noteworthy aspects of the film is its split screen opening sequence. While some claim that this is an example of style over content, the real reason the split screen was adopted was because editor Hal Ashby was tasked with reducing the running time of the opening."
"Director Norman Jewison's use of multiple images was inspired by the Expo 67 films In the Labyrinth (1967) and A Place to Stand (1967), the latter of which pioneered the use of Christopher Chapman's "multi-dynamic image technique", images shifting on moving panes. Steve McQueen was on hand for an advance screening of A Place to Stand in Hollywood and personally told Chapman he was highly impressed; the following year, Jewison had incorporated the technique into the film, inserting the scenes into the already finished product."
"One of the more noteworthy aspects of the film is its split screen opening sequence. While some claim that this is an example of style over content, the real reason the split screen was adopted was because editor Hal Ashby was tasked with reducing the running time of the opening."
"Director Norman Jewison's use of multiple images was inspired by the Expo 67 films In the Labyrinth (1967) and A Place to Stand (1967), the latter of which pioneered the use of Christopher Chapman's "multi-dynamic image technique", images shifting on moving panes. Steve McQueen was on hand for an advance screening of A Place to Stand in Hollywood and personally told Chapman he was highly impressed; the following year, Jewison had incorporated the technique into the film, inserting the scenes into the already finished product."