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Author Topic: Intermission in Out Of Africa Lindsay Morris Expert Film Handler Posts: 233 From: Darlington, WA, Australia Registered: Sep 2002 posted 12-11-2009 09:51 PM                     As this film is quite long at 150+ minutes was it ever released with an approved intermission spot? Anyone got any ideas at all as would like to have a break running it on DVD for a group but really just where?  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 12-12-2009 12:52 AM                     Hi Lindsay It did have an intermission... I have it listed in my book as 1st half: 64mins 2nd half: 94mins Total: 158mins Can't recall what happens at the 64 minute mark, but it's probably end of reel 4 and pretty obvious.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-12-2009 09:31 AM                        That's kind of unusual to have the 2nd half be longer than the first, isn't it? I remember running "The Ten Commandments" and "Ben Hur," with the ratio of 1st half to 2nd half being about reversed compared to those timings.  |  IP: Logged Richard P. May Expert Film Handler Posts: 243 From: Los Angeles, CA Registered: Jan 2006 posted 12-12-2009 10:04 AM                     The granddaddy of all the intermission pictures, GONE WITH THE WIND, first part 100 min. second part 120 min. (not including music).  |  IP: Logged Frank Angel Film God Posts: 5305 From: Brooklyn NY USA Registered: Dec 1999 posted 12-12-2009 03:15 PM                        Has the intermission music for GWTW always been that kind of sorry, uninspired organ playing Stephen Foster? That always seemed kind of hokey to me, although thematically I can see how it works. I must say, the MY FAIR LADY intermission certainly was well placed and with appropriately climactic music, but if I were going to pick one film that I would call the grand-daddy of Intermissions, it would have to be CAMELOT. No matter how many times I've run that film, that buildup to the end of the first half and the great music crescendo gives me goose bumps every single time. Timing the curtain warmer lights, getting the curtains to close exactly as the Intermission title fades out -- it's so much fun. Of course, you can get it to all happen with automation, but why deprive yourself? That would be like having sex without allowing yourself the climax.  |  IP: Logged Lindsay Morris Expert Film Handler Posts: 233 From: Darlington, WA, Australia Registered: Sep 2002 posted 12-12-2009 04:54 PM                     Thanks guys,much appreciated and John around the 60 min mark looks to be a good spot.TA. Yeah and getting curtains to start their travel at just the right spot is an art and then doing it night after night even after cueing for the curtains is often a challenge that keeps you on your toes even when you are working from a platter let alone in a C/O site.  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 12-12-2009 08:14 PM                     quote: Mike Blakesley That's kind of unusual to have the 2nd half be longer than the first, isn't it? I remember running "The Ten Commandments" and "Ben Hur," with the ratio of 1st half to 2nd half being about reversed compared to those timings. It's wasn't unusual on a shorter run time. The longer the film, the longer the first half. That way they padded the first half out with featurettes if the feature was on the short side.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 12-12-2009 09:18 PM                     quote: Frank Angel Of course, you can get it to all happen with automation, but why deprive yourself? That would be like having sex without allowing yourself the climax. Actually your analogy isn't much of an analogy at all. Letting the automation do it would be like having sex where you didn't have to put forth any effort...and every time the film ran, you had a perfectly timed and memorable climax.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-13-2009 12:48 AM                        It's fun to sit in the auditorium and watch the automation do something though. I get a small thrill every time I'm sitting in our auditorium and the lights fade-to-black when the feature is about to start.  |  IP: Logged Richard P. May Expert Film Handler Posts: 243 From: Los Angeles, CA Registered: Jan 2006 posted 12-13-2009 12:25 PM                     Yes, the intermission music for GWTW was the organ-played Stephen Foster music from the beginning. I don't have a copy on hand, but I think the letter from David Selznick to theater managers dated "1940" refers to this music. The overture, entre-acte, and exit have always been the Steiner music from the score.  |  IP: Logged Frank Angel Film God Posts: 5305 From: Brooklyn NY USA Registered: Dec 1999 posted 12-13-2009 12:43 PM                        quote: Brad Miller Letting the automation do it would be like having sex where you didn't have to put forth any effort.... I'm not a bottom.  |  IP: Logged

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