This is the first travelling matte! Frank Williams patented the process and Wiki states specifically it was first used in 1922; yet, here it is in 1909!
I don't know if an original score was written for this film. This TH-cam video is a transfer of a 16mm print Blackhawk Films sold in the mid-1970's. The score they used is from their library of generic silent era music.
I didn’t understand what you meant about the film on the screen and the film in the theater at first, but after watching it, it became clear.
The Original Ye Olde 'Please Silence Your Cell Phones'
This is the first travelling matte! Frank Williams patented the process and Wiki states specifically it was first used in 1922; yet, here it is in 1909!
There were variations of the traveling matte process since the beginning of motion pictures.
Wish they could do that with backpacks in buses.
That hat-removal device was great. Just like the ones in amusement machines where you try to grab a prize.
Like the giant hats worn by the "Titanic" women. A few years later they went the other way with the little, tight- fitting cloche.
Any idea if an original score was written for it? What score are you using?
I don't know if an original score was written for this film. This TH-cam video is a transfer of a 16mm print Blackhawk Films sold in the mid-1970's. The score they used is from their library of generic silent era music.
1909 feels ancient even though it was just 114 years ago.
This is a total laff riot. Front page stuff!