>liz weis' coment: > > There is no definitive sound > track. The end product of a final > mix (which wouldn't have happened in time > for the trailer's first release) > is not just one printmaster from which > domestic exhibition prints are struck; > effects, dialog and music are kept > discrete to allow for release in different > formats ranging from monaural > optical 16 mm. tracks, to multi-channel > digital systems, to foreign versions > minus the dialog. > >suggests all too strongly that when it comes to film not only is there no such >thing as an authoritative cut or "text" but that the whole notion of an >authoritative text makes no sense whatsoever . . . i know i shouldn't but i >still find this vaguely disturbing, even a touch sinister > >mike frank > In my opinion, Liz Weis' comment suggests no such thing. It is a statement of fact of which many people may be unaware. In any case, without some explanation of why Mike Frank finds it "sinister" to question the authority of a text, his post contributes nothing to this discussion. -Steve Anderson ---- To sign off SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]