On Wed, 30 Oct 1996 11:05:55 -0500 susan crutchfield <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Yes, I did notice a difference in the color quality between the videos > I've seen and the laser disk--However, there is definitely a > symbolic/thematic use of red in the film (even on the laser disk, which > doesn't have the overall redish hue of the videos I've seen)-- Helen's > dress is one example, and the red light that permeates Mark's viewing > room-- Despite the fact that Laura Mulvey taught in the department where I did a masters, I still haven't managed to catch up with her laserdisc yet! I'm sure there is symbolic use of colour there, but the only print I've seen/handled looked very pink indeed and had the characteristic smell of faded Eastmancolor, so I didn't feel able to trust it! Leo ---------------------- Leo Enticknap Bill Douglas Centre for the History of Cinema and Popular Culture *** look at our website on http://www.ex.ac.uk/bill.douglas/ *** University of Exeter, UK ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]