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• 1 2019-01-24T02:03:48+00:00 1.3 The Extra Girl 3 clip from The Extra Girl (1923) plain 2019-01-24T02:06:51+00:00 As in many silent comedies, undercranking produces an exhilarating sense of speed in this scene. Working with an Akeley, the operator pans at a consistent rate, and the figures stay the same size for the entire shot. The background zips by because of the lens’s narrow angle of view; with a telephoto lens, shifting the camera one degree to the left completely changes the background. The exhilarating speed, enjoyable in itself, gives us insight into Mabel Normand’s daring character.