tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post8141095739774019561..comments2024-01-27T02:33:23.675-08:00Comments on Beverly in Movieland: Beyond “Battle Beyond the Stars”: Roger Corman Makes His Own Cheapie “Star Wars” Beverlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-50024790161623981182021-04-06T23:27:04.890-07:002021-04-06T23:27:04.890-07:00Well, thank you very much, Jim, for chiming in so ...Well, thank you very much, Jim, for chiming in so beautifully. I hope all is well in the Wynorski corner of the universe. BTW, I bring you greetings from someone who knew you way back when -- Donna McCrohan. From New Jersey, I think.Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515783219367479399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3070623657970000135.post-33966987797960160232021-04-06T22:38:40.999-07:002021-04-06T22:38:40.999-07:00There's truth in what Ms. Gray says about edit...There's truth in what Ms. Gray says about editors....they can 'make' or 'break' a movie during the post-production process. They carefully dissect each scene in the script, then mold a segment together from various pieces of celluloid shot by the director. It takes a lot of 'know how' and innate talent to do it well. I personally saw director/editor Allan Holzman make it happen during the production of my first script for Roger Corman, FORBIDDEN WORLD. After filming had completed, Holzman holed himself up for weeks in a dank editorial room at Roger Corman's studio/lumber yard. Surrounded by what seemed like endless strips of celluloid, he strung together the 'first assembly' of the feature. His fast-paced editing style sometimes included splicing single frames of film together ad infinitum to achieve his goal of startling his intended audience. The sticky rolls of tape that bound it all together were most times at a premium around his upright moviola. Thankfully, in the current digital age, that laborious process has now become extinct. But what will never go out of use is the talent it takes to create a movie - an experience for all to enjoy - by stringing together pieces film in such a way as to make people laugh, cry and applaud wildly in a darkened movie theater. Bravo Beverly and Allan!Jim Wynorskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343205163944221253noreply@blogger.com