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Superimpositions
Appendix 8: Conforming Negative
A wavy line running the length of the super indicates titles and other superimpositions. Cutting
a few frames of the superimposed shot also indicates the start of the super. The insert for the super
must include at least one key code number.
Unintentional Splices
Anytime you cut into the work print in the wrong place and need to repair the cut by splicing it back
together, indicate this splice as unintentional by marking two straight lines across the splice.
There will soon be a time when the only people cutting fi lm in any form will be those who have no
interest in changing, or who want to have this experience for anachronistic reasons. But until that
day arrives, negative editing will be used because it provides excellent quality with a cost saving
over the digital intermediate process.
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