*****  Probably the most notorious example of using voice-over
narration to plug holes would be The Creeping Terror where the entire
soundtrack was lost.
 
Lang Thompson
 
 
 
In <[log in to unmask]> Randy Thom
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>I think four of the best examples of narrated "Hollywood" films are:
>Amadeus, Badlands, Days Of Heaven, and Apocalypse Now.
>
>Only in the case of Amadeus  do we see the person narrating while the
>narration is happening.
>
>Working in movie production, it has been my experience that very few
films
>are conceived with the intention of using voice-over narration.  Most
choose
>to use narration in order to make up for "story holes" which would
otherwise
>confuse the audience.  Voice-over is usually considered a tactic of
last
>resort, short of massive re-shooting, when the story just isn't
working.  It
>is a shame that voice-over narration isn't integrated into the
storytelling
>more often from the inception of the film, because it can be a
wonderful
>element, in the right context.
>
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