Tag: f.w. murnau

  • A Slightly Faster Sunrise

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    Ben Model
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    Kevin Brownlow mailed me an item from “Variety” when I was beginning my research on silent film projection and filming speeds. What struck me is that it was yet another clue that silent era filmmakers had an expectation of what speed their films would be shown at when they were making their picture. The way…

  • video blog episode 2: accompanying “The Last Laugh” at MoMA

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    Ben Model

    Here’s episode 3, in which I talk about preparing for and accompanying F.W. Murnau’s “The Last Laugh” on two consecutive days. The theme song (seen briefly at the beginning) was actually shot at Bard College at Simon’s Rock, where I was guest speaker/artist (third time!) at Larry Burke and Larry Wallach’s film music course on…