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[necchi]

I always get a chuckle out of Jeremiha Johnson when he finally gets "Del Gue" out of the sand,,the next scene Gue is in pristene clean buckskin attire :rotf:
It's Hollywood, ya just gotta enjoy it for what it is, entertainment.
Another thing though, if yer studied enough ta see the flaws,,ya know your a buckskinner!

 

[Robert Scheffler]

My kids always hated it when we watched TV together. I'd pick out things in the movie that were off. I've noticed in the movie "Big Sky" with Kirt Douglas ,where two men had long rifles in their hands and the next scene they had some kind of short muskets. In a lot of the old movies, like Disney pics, the hammer would fall on a flintlock, but the frizzen was already forward, and the gun would go off. No smoke, but you'd hear the bang.

 

[jmforge]

These are what they refer to in the movie biz as "continuity problems." All movies actually have a guy whose job it is to make sure those things don't happen. Oft times they don't succeed. :grin: That is a big bugaboo of hardcore movie buffs.

 

[Lostrifle]

My kids always hated it when we watched TV together. I'd pick out things in the movie that were off. I've noticed in the movie "Big Sky" with Kirt Douglas ,where two men had long rifles in their hands and the next scene they had some kind of short muskets. In a lot of the old movies, like Disney pics, the hammer would fall on a flintlock, but the frizzen was already forward, and the gun would go off. No smoke, but you'd hear the bang.

Another thing about the Disney shows that used flintlocks(Davy Crockett, Treasure Island, Light in the Forest, and a few other colonial and pirate films) was that, no matter which type of firearm was used, from heavy muskets to small pistols, they always used the same sound for the firing of the weapon. I reckon they didn't do any research on the sounds guns make 'cause they figured that the viewing public wouldn't know the diference.

 

Another thing about the Disney shows that used flintlocks(Davy Crockett, Treasure Island, Light in the Forest, and a few other colonial and pirate films) was that, no matter which type of firearm was used, from heavy muskets to small pistols, they always used the same sound for the firing of the weapon. I reckon they didn't do any research on the sounds guns make 'cause they figured that the viewing public wouldn't know the diference.

That's correct. The general public goes to the movies to be entertained, not listen to "authentic gunfire" sounds. It's really a minor factor in telling a story. The jargon and speech will also be contemporary for the most part. Again, when making a movie, if you don't entertain the audience, it doesn't matter how authentic the actors socks were. :wink: