http://ask.metafilter.com/4699/Name-for-the-type-of-film-used-in-early-Italian-cinema/ Comments on Ask MetaFilter post Name for the type of film used in early Italian cinema? Sat, 17 Jan 2004 07:17:29 -0800 Sat, 17 Jan 2004 07:17:29 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/4699/Name-for-the-type-of-film-used-in-early-Italian-cinema Does anyone happen to know the proper name for the type of film used in early Italian cinema? [more inside] <br /><br /> There was a group of anarchist film makers called, I believe, 'The Browns' which used news (and presumably pilfered) reel film to document subversive war related acts or even just short clips. The film stock had a very appealing grainy and scratchy effect, which I adore. post:ask.metafilter.com,2004:site.4699 Fri, 16 Jan 2004 18:01:31 -0800 tenseone film cameras Italiancinema http://ask.metafilter.com/4699/Name-for-the-type-of-film-used-in-early-Italian-cinema#106343 Are you talking about nitrocellulose film-- the stuff in <em>Cinema Paradiso</em>? comment:ask.metafilter.com,2004:site.4699-106343 Sat, 17 Jan 2004 07:17:29 -0800 trharlan