About this episode
Mark and Aaron welcome Ben Model , silent film historian, accompanist, distributor, and enthusiast. He gave a presentation about “undercranking” on Criterion’s release of Chaplin’s The Kid . We discuss the idea of undercranking, scoring silent music, and the state of silent media today theatrically and in the home video market. Episode Links & Notes Special Guest: Ben Model from Silent Film Music and Undercrank Productions . You can find him on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram . 0:00 – Intro and Welcome Ben 1:15 – Ben’s Criterion Connection 4:00 – Discussion and explanation of undercranking 18:20 – Ben’s background 24:00 –Silent films on Criterion and other labels 27:20 – Silent Film Kickstarters 38:00 – Silent Film discussion Silent Film Music – YouTube Silent Film Music podcast Kickstarter – Accidentally Preserved Rare and Lost Silent Films Kickstarter – When Knighthood Was in Flower Kickstarter – The Bridge’s Play Kickstarter – Pioneers of African-American Cinema Movies Silently – Top Five Silent Film Directors Seriously Funny – The Films of Leo McCarey Episode Credits Mark Hurne: Twitter | Letterboxd Aaron West: Twitter | Blog | Letterboxd Criterion Close-Up: Facebook | Twitter | Email Next time on the podcast : The Player