International Review of Educational Cinematography (Jan-Dec 1932)

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-516 ture, but, on the contrary, as an exponent of animated pictures, it should simply transport the spectator into a fantastic world of fables. Such a statement from one of the most theoretical of stage managers would perhaps have been accepted if the close-up had not opened a new path for the film that, namely, of the interior dramas reflected in psychological details rendered visible. Once a film was made in which nothing but hands was shown. Imagine a stage play where such a thing happened! Why should we not have in a near future the possibility of seeing films showing us only the tragedy of a pair of eyes, or the ironic play of the mouth ? Films which would be all close-ups and advertised as such. With the possibilities given by the slow motion projector and the speeded-up film, the close-up is so far the biggest artistic advance made in the film world. (Translated from the German).