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3-3- Der Produzent 133
Hai Wallis kümmerte sich natürlich nicht nur um die Besetzungsliste, sondern er
hatte stets den gesamten Produktionsvorgang seiner Filme unter Kontrolle. So zeigte er
beispielsweise sein dramatisches Gespür in einem dreiseitigen Papier, in welchem er dem
Editor Owen Marks genaue Anweisungen für Schnittänderungen gab.
„... trim a few frames on the two closeups of the refugees who turn around when the
Police whistle blows ... take out the scene of Jan and Annina in front of the Police Prefect
... from the Free French insert, in the hand of the man who was shot, make a direct cut
instead of a dissolve ... after Ferrari comes into the cafe, finish the ,Knock Wood' song
as quickly as possible. Try and drop eight or twelve bars in there somewhere ... pick her
up with the long footage looking at Sam, as long as you can let that run after she turns
back ... hold Bogart's closeup about a foot and a half before he says ,We'll always have
Paris' ... Try to find a take where he drops the Vichy water in the basket and then kicks
the basket ..."22S
Hai Wallis hatte auch eine sehr konkrete Vorstellung, wie er in dem Film die Musik ein-
setzen wollte. Bereits am 21. Mai, also vier Tage vor Drehbeginn, wurde von Wallis ein
detaillierter Music Plot für Casablanca an den Regisseur Michael Curtiz und seinen As-
sistenten Lee Katz herausgegeben, auf welchem Szene für Szene genau vermerkt ist, wel-
che Form von Musik bereits beim Drehen berücksichtigt werden soll. So heißt es unter
anderem:116
„#2 Sc. 30 Sam does vocal half chorus of ,It HadTo Be You' which comes over es-
tablishing exterior shot and carries over atmospheric establishing shot on interior, then
musical transition into ,Shine' for Sam's introduction. He again does vocal. Throughout,
Sam accompanies himself on piano and six-piece American type orchestra supplies back-
ground. At finish of ,Shine' chorus, again picks up ,It had to be you' and continue to score
same over gambling room PRERECORD"
„#5 Sc. 42 Sam does vocal of ,Knock on Wood', accompanying himself at piano. Or-
chestra supplies answers and musical background, and participates with audience in kno-
cking routine. PRERECORD"
„#6 Sc. 71 Orchestral number to be interrupted by Ugarte's shot. SCORE"
225 Aus dem Warner Bros .-Archiv an der USC Los Angeles.
226 Memo von Hai Wallis an Lee Katz und Michael Curtiz vom 21. Mai 1942. Warner Bros. Archiv an
der USC Los Angeles.
Der Filmkomponist Max Steiner
1888 - 1971
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- Title
- Der Filmkomponist Max Steiner
- Subtitle
- 1888 - 1971
- Author
- Peter Wegele
- Location
- Wien
- Date
- 2012
- Language
- German
- License
- CC BY-NC-ND 3.0
- Size
- 17.0 x 24.0 cm
- Pages
- 302
- Keywords
- Film Music, Biography, Cinema, Musical science, Musicology, History of Music
- Category
- Biographien