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2007-03-19 14:10:40 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
This is exactly why people like George Lucas, James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez refuse to use film, and make all their movies on digitial. In the pre-digital age, everything was recorded on film stock, and over time, it would degrade, because it was made on plastic. Over time (especially if it is exposed to sunlight), film would get scratched, faded, and damaged. Just like your old photographs. Even ink on paper fades. This is why very old documents like the Declaration of Independance is kept under airtight glass (which makes National Treasure extremely implausible...but I digress).
So, what you are seeing as lines are scartches and wear and tear on the actual film stock. If you check out the special features on some restored films like The Who's The Kids Are Alright, they walk you through the painstaking process they went through to clean up the original film print, so they could make a pristine copy for the dvd.
Hope that answers your question.
2007-03-19 14:30:17 · answer #1 · answered by vtothef 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes it's because of a smudge on the movie projecter lens. other times its just because of wear and tear. Film can eventually wear out if played too much. Here's and example. Take your favorite VHS tape that you have watched more than a thousand times. You'll notice it has spots and lines too. That's because it has been worn down by being played so many times.
2007-03-19 15:04:00 · answer #2 · answered by Capt Obvious 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The type of film originally used in these old Masterpieces are their undoing. In time the poor quality film deteriorates. Therefore The Academy of Film and Arts are continually saving these films by Remastering them.
2007-03-19 17:15:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its just because of the films age... I find that nowadays when I went to see a movie in Jan i was going to complain because there was a line going straight down the picture and a big bold black dot in the middle
2007-03-19 14:16:57 · answer #4 · answered by superdude 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because movies used to be recorded on 'film' and it used to get scratched as it wound through the projector!
2007-03-19 14:14:58 · answer #5 · answered by Double O 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because they are film that runs through a projector and they wear out and get scratches
2007-03-19 14:14:51 · answer #6 · answered by Catman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Watch Fight club. It explains it. It's when they change the slide(I think that's what it's called I can't remember)
2007-03-19 14:44:08 · answer #7 · answered by Princess Piper 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
technology wasnt as good as it is now, and the pictures wouldnt come out as clear
2007-03-19 14:14:04 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
maybe thery are scratches????
2007-03-19 14:13:57 · answer #9 · answered by Marianita 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋