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Author Topic: Changeover cues on the movie Ouija Paul Linfesty Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1383 From: Bakersfield, CA, USA Registered: Nov 1999 posted 10-22-2016 12:54 AM                     I saw the prequel Ouija movie tonight, and the digitally presented showing featured a pair of changeover cues every 15 minutes or so. And they were shaped anamorphically as well (this feature was 1.85). What possible point was there to this?  |  IP: Logged Kenneth Wuepper Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1026 From: Saginaw, MI, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 10-22-2016 01:53 PM                     It makes it more "FILM" like. Just like they put dirt and scratches in video images to make them look like film. Don't forget those terrible ads where the count down leader is shown, like the operator missed a cue. Film will always be berated for its imperfections rather than praised for any of its benefits.  |  IP: Logged Frank Angel Film God Posts: 5305 From: Brooklyn NY USA Registered: Dec 1999 posted 10-22-2016 02:29 PM                        Because digital people...they crazy.  |  IP: Logged Jim Cassedy Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1661 From: San Francisco, CA Registered: Dec 2006 posted 10-22-2016 04:53 PM                     They do it just to amuse old changeover projectionists, like myself, who start getting nervous every 18-20min while watching a movie if we don't see a cue mark. . It's condition called "PTDS" (Post Digital Theater Syndrome ) I've tried medication, but it doesn't help...  |  IP: Logged Sam D. Chavez Film God Posts: 2153 From: Martinez, CA USA Registered: Aug 2003 posted 10-22-2016 07:19 PM                       Back in the '60's working an art house, I always inspected the films esp. for proper cues. We have all run across cues made with a punch, scratch tool, whatever. I ran across one set that had been scratched in but in an oval shape. This was so clueless but maybe the person who did it wanted to acknowledge it was scope. Sounds like the same thing here.  |  IP: Logged Kenneth Wuepper Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1026 From: Saginaw, MI, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 10-22-2016 09:21 PM                     Actually, I believe that I ran that title in 35mm for the Riverside Saginaw Film Festival at the Court Theatre here in Saginaw.  |  IP: Logged

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