Some of the color DICTATOR footage flipped!

I just rewatched Sydney's color DICTATOR 16mm home movie footage on the DVD. It
is now quite clear that when we get to the last role/segment - that begins with
explosions on the battlefield - that this footage is unfortunately flipped! The
first tell-tale sign is when you see the soldiers loading the back of the Big
Bertha canon....look at which side the door is hinged....and the wheel attached
to it's base....and then compare it with similar footage from the actual film.
Further telltale signs...compare the writing on the side of one of the
"projectiles"....it's backwards.....also when Charlie is lined up with the
soldiers...his watch chain is on the wrong side.

Most likely this happened by virtue of the film being discovered with the film
wound on the spool incorrectly - and nobody noticing. It could have easily been
corrected if whomever was handling the actual film examined it closely and
realized that the emulsion and base sides were flipped (or if they had noticed
the above details in projection.) Sadly...another flub to add to the pile.

burbank74 DeleteThis @aol.com (Burbank74) wrote in message news:<20030804090943.20330.00001489 DeleteThis @mb-m29.aol.com>...
> Most likely this happened by virtue of the film being discovered with the film
> wound on the spool incorrectly - and nobody noticing. It could have easily been
> corrected if whomever was handling the actual film examined it closely and
> realized that the emulsion and base sides were flipped (or if they had noticed
> the above details in projection.) Sadly...another flub to add to the pile.

Or it could be a safeguard against pirates. Not that anyone but the
estate would have access to the films, but who knows. I've found this
to be common practice in magazines with photographs.

-J. Theakston