Mark and Aaron welcome Ben Model, silent film historian, accompanist, distributor, and enthusiast. He gave a presentation about “undercranking” on Criterion’s release of Chaplin’s The Kid. We discuss the idea of undercranking, scoring silent music, and the state of silent media today theatrically and in the home video market.
Episode Links & Notes
Special Guest: Ben Model from Silent Film Music and Undercrank Productions. You can find him on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
0:00 – Intro and Welcome Ben
1:15 – Ben’s Criterion Connection
4:00 – Discussion and explanation of undercranking
18:20 – Ben’s background
24:00 –Silent films on Criterion and other labels
27:20 – Silent Film Kickstarters
38:00 – Silent Film discussion
Silent Film Music – YouTube Silent Film Music podcast Kickstarter – Accidentally Preserved Rare and Lost Silent Films Kickstarter – When Knighthood Was in Flower Kickstarter – The Bridge’s Play Kickstarter – Pioneers of African-American Cinema Movies Silently – Top Five Silent Film Directors Seriously...
Episode Links & Notes
Special Guest: Ben Model from Silent Film Music and Undercrank Productions. You can find him on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
0:00 – Intro and Welcome Ben
1:15 – Ben’s Criterion Connection
4:00 – Discussion and explanation of undercranking
18:20 – Ben’s background
24:00 –Silent films on Criterion and other labels
27:20 – Silent Film Kickstarters
38:00 – Silent Film discussion
Silent Film Music – YouTube Silent Film Music podcast Kickstarter – Accidentally Preserved Rare and Lost Silent Films Kickstarter – When Knighthood Was in Flower Kickstarter – The Bridge’s Play Kickstarter – Pioneers of African-American Cinema Movies Silently – Top Five Silent Film Directors Seriously...
- 6/27/2016
- by Aaron West
- CriterionCast
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