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Offline Andrew

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Pictures stolen from time
« on: January 01, 2007, 11:37:29 pm »
It hit me the other day how easy it is to watch the film the same way every time - focusing on the same things, maybe missing the same things.  Because so many things are happening visually, aurally, intellectually and emotionally, it gets easy to follow a familiar selective track based on prior viewings.

Unless you are always pausing the film to look carefully, or to follow a thought, a lot gets missed.

One thing I noticed was always dissolving into a beautiful blur was the cinematography.  I find I have only approximate saved mental images from a lot of shots which last only only a few seconds.  Especially with that distracting score playing!  Images are the one element of the film it is probably easiest to freeze and hold.

So I am starting this thread for myself, and for anyone else who has had this experience, simply to post screencaps of scenes that WON'T sit still on their own to be admired, but which I am DETERMINED to make sit still. 

...To post screencaps with or without comment as the spirit moves.

I am getting mine from a store many of us are familiar with, Striped Wall,

http://www.stripedwall.com/cpg/index.php?cat=11

Others may know of other sources, or may make their own.

Rather than copying off the images to a pictures server and linking to the image file, I will probably just provide the URL to the fullsize version of the picture.  Quick and easy.  I find the fullsize picture I want, copy the .jpg name from its properties, and copy that into the post.  You do have to click on the link that way to see them, but are spared the Photobucket step.  When I click the pictures come up midsized, but go nearly fullscreen when I maximize the popup.

Here are three from the mountain:

http://www.stripedwall.com/cpg/displayimage.php?pos=-151692
http://www.stripedwall.com/cpg/displayimage.php?pos=-151970
http://www.stripedwall.com/cpg/displayimage.php?pos=-152217

Note from Phillip: Edited links so they should now work properly.
« Last Edit: January 02, 2007, 10:41:50 am by Phillip »

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Re: Pictures stolen from time
« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2007, 11:48:53 pm »
Oops, Andrew - I'm getting some Error 404 Not Found for the last 3 links in your previous post  :-\ .  I agree that stripedwall is probably the best source for screencaps, tho.
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Re: Pictures stolen from time
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2007, 01:50:25 am »
It's weird (same error too) - I found that if you actually copy and paste the links, they work - but not when clicked on...
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Re: Pictures stolen from time
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2007, 10:42:09 am »
I fixed the links.
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Re: Pictures stolen from time
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2007, 01:17:49 am »
Those are some nice screen caps!  :D

Too bad they don't have a 'slideshow' feature.  You could watch the whole movie as a screencap slideshow!  :D
« Last Edit: January 03, 2007, 01:20:45 am by sfericsf »

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Re: Pictures stolen from time
« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2007, 01:25:02 pm »
Nice idea for a thread, Andrew!  8)

There's a Czech website (http://www.eusebius.cz/photos.php?fid=220&cid=1) that has a number of hi-res (dial-ups beware) photos, some of which aren't actually in the movie.  This one has some CGI mountains, but is really nice:

http://www.bioscop.cz/_web/_filmy/b_zkrocena_hora/fotografie/038_zkrocena_hora.jpg
« Last Edit: January 03, 2007, 01:31:32 pm by Meryl »
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Re: Pictures stolen from time
« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2007, 01:26:51 pm »
This one is the scene where Jack looks over the flock by moonlight.  They darkened it and added the moon later:
http://www.bioscop.cz/_web/_filmy/b_zkrocena_hora/fotografie/108_zkrocena_hora.jpg
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Re: Pictures stolen from time
« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2007, 01:29:55 pm »
Great idea.  I'll be back with some.

Those first two of yours, Andrew, I think I try not to pay attention to because precipices make me nervous.  The third one, of the lone pup tent surrounded by endless snow, always really gets me.  What a symbol of Ennis.  If only he could have been willing to stick the number 17 on that pup tent in '63, how different life would have been.  (Ridiculous to even think about, I know.)

Meryl, I had forgotten about that Czech website!  I like seeing that one dog working the sheep in the first shot.  I am thinking that is not really Heath and Jake in that shot.  What do you all think?
« Last Edit: January 03, 2007, 01:34:15 pm by Ellemeno »

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« Last Edit: January 03, 2007, 02:24:01 pm by Meryl »
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Re: Pictures stolen from time
« Reply #9 on: January 04, 2007, 06:26:42 pm »
Question: How does one make "screen caps" (I assume this means capture) if you're watching the movie on your computer? Thanks.
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