Michael Schweitzer

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Hope all is well, David.

Interesting interest: motion picture special effects. Like in the Zapruder film? Of course, in those pre-digital days, they had to use optical printers, rotoscoping and traveling mattes, but they got the job done. Didn't they.

This wouldn't be the first time you've seen nothing in the background. I double-majored in film and did matte-work. Did you ever study a decent 8mm print of the Z film with a grain focus analyzer? Being reversal stock, a background plate would have more grain than a matted foreground image. If you can briefly set your arrogance aside, I dare you. Do a grain comparison, then publish the...