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Weissman sees numerous

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Many apply to the editor but he also sees
several for the cinematographer. "I like
electronic post production because, as an
editor, I

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modeling clay. You can add a little here
and take a smidge off here. I actually think
I

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do much better work because I have
freedom. There are also a lot of

more

things I like about the look

we get. You
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The latitude a director of photography has
with low-level lighting is enormous.
"One of the very big advan¬
tages of electronic post production is that
you have much more control over the fi¬
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to film and you reach the timing stage,
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affecting the

gray level. You have a
lot more control. In the end, I think you can

out

get a lot better look in a film to tape
show."
He agreed with Gladden that
the only way for the process really to work
is for the director of photography to stay
involved with the project through this last

critical phase. "I think that it's obvious
from the last three shows that I have done
that the directors of photography are very
uncomfortable getting involved in the
color timing process. They seem to fear
the situation because they feel that things
are beyond their control. It would help if
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transfers five years ago and it was a ter¬
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