Re: Rick Worland's appraisal of 24-fps speed for Birth of a Nation as a "must." In an introductory cinema studies class at William & Mary, the film ran about 2 & 1/2 hours. As someone who had never seen the film before, I can say that although the film seemed to drag unbearably at certain points, the slower pace of the film seemed to be due to editing tempo, not camera speed (in frames/second, that is). I can't imagine what BOAN would be like to watch if it were sped up to total only 90-100 minutes. Or is the 90-100 minute version due to a speeding up of the film only at certain points, as DWG intended? I'd be interested to know if the shorter version Mr. Worland is referring to is projected at the same speed throughout or if it speeds up and slows down, or what? kim ladd american studies william & mary ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]