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Subject: Brainstorm
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Date: Thu, 3-Nov-83 15:19:00 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov  3 15:19:00 1983
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random "unperson", put the recording helmet on them,
then torture them to death.

	 4) What was the military interested in?  Why was the plot-line so
	    shaky and weak at points?

There are people in the military, just like in industry, who think that
any fancy high-tech gadget is just what they need for X, regardless of
its true applicability.  I thought the plot was fairly straight-forward
and simple to follow.

There is a good article on the special effects in Brainstorm in the
current issue of Cinefex (as well as articles on The Right Stuff and
Twilight Zone).

How did others feel about the use of the wide-screen/narrow-screen
format change?  I found it effective, I was vaguely aware of the changes
in the "feel" of the different scenes, but did not realize exactly what
was happening until about one third of the way into the film.
Apparently the original concept was for this to be a showcase for the 60
FPS "Showscan" format, that the shift in reality level would be
implemented by increasing the frame rate.