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I remember when The Addams Family movie came out seeing an interview with the guy who played Thing. He was a professional magician. The dexterity of his finger movements got him the job above hand models, actors, etc. Milland's finger movements are agile like that. #TheLostWeekend #TheNoirCollective

They did the preview with a jazzy temp track, and it was a disaster. That was a common studio procedure – using a temp track that had no relation to what was actually going to be composed – and I have no idea why they did it. 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ #TheNoirCollective

Fascinating reference! I'm still convinced that Rembrandt was an alien from the future who brought lights to paint with.
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If you missed the pre-show, here’s my thread detailing how #TheLostWeekend, one of the first American noirs, temporarily lost its noir status by the mid-‘50s – till history reclaimed it. Notably, another 1945 noir that suffered the same fate is being hosted by Eddie on Nov 28. 👍 #TheNoirCollective

Seitz’s genius was refining the techniques of classic art into the new medium of film, inventing what we think of as the “modern” style of cinematography: modeled faces, bright backgrounds for depth, and eventually the deep mid-frame shadows of film noir chiaroscuro. #TheNoirCollective

"At night it's a drink, in the morning it's medicine."

I also drink coke but only medicinally.

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Howard Da Silva will always sound like #BenFranklin to me. #1776 #TheLostWeekend #TheNoirCollective

I've read that there was a jazzy temp track early on, which everyone agreed didn't work.
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Cinematographer John F. Seitz was greatly influenced by Rembrandt and studied his paintings extensively, learning how the Dutch master illuminated faces with the “north light” technique. #TheNoirCollective #TheLostWeekend

Absolutely. Quite brilliantly done. #TheNoirCollective

I love how closely it blends in and out of the traditional instrumentation--very effective.

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