The Dynamic Frame: Camera Movement in Classical Hollywood

6.x14 A Letter to Three Wives

Watching the dailies for A Letter to Three Wives, studio boss Darryl F. Zanuck was impressed by the skill on display but worried that the crew was spending too much time executing each shot. The problem was not the length of the takes but the intricacy. All those little moves, a few inches left and a few inches right, could add days to a shooting schedule.

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