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One of the consequences for Orson Welles of working in Europe was that it took a long time, often years, for him to complete a film once begun, and, because he was subject to constraints imposed by a lack of funding, these productions had a ‘make-do’ quality to them, not exactly improvisation so muc...

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Published inFilm Modernism p. 33
Main Author Rohdie, Sam
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United Kingdom Manchester University Press 01.09.2015
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Summary:One of the consequences for Orson Welles of working in Europe was that it took a long time, often years, for him to complete a film once begun, and, because he was subject to constraints imposed by a lack of funding, these productions had a ‘make-do’ quality to them, not exactly improvisation so much as resourcefulness. When costumes did not materialise for a scene inOthello(1952) because they had not been paid for, Welles shot the scene in a Turkish bath where costumes were not necessary. Similarly, studio set-ups were often not available to him, making it necessary to
ISBN:9781784992637
1784992631
0719099285
9780719099281
DOI:10.7228/manchester/9781784992637.003.0008