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BerlinFlashFramesmakesuseofuneditedfilmfoundintheNationalArchivesoftheUnitedStates.Labeledwiththetitle“Berlin1961,”thereelcontainsrawfootageshotforapropagandafilmproducedbytheU.S.InformationAgency.Someshotsareobviouslyfictional,featuringactorsonsets;othersaredocumentary,showingtheconstructionoftheBerlinWall;stillothersaresomewhereinbetween,suchasscenesofahandsomeactoraskingquestionsofpeoplewaitinginlinetoapplyforrelocationtotheWest,andaphotoopportunitywiththen-mayorWillyBrandtandadelegationfromAfricavisitingCheckpointCharlie.BerlinFlashFramesconcentratesontheframesmentionedinthetitle,momentswhentheactorsletdowntheirguard,andthecameramenheldidentifyingslatesuptothelens.Thesepartswereimmediatelydiscardedbyprofessionaleditorsashavingnoproperplaceinafilm,butwhenseeninisolation,theyrevealthetensionsbetweendocumentaryandfiction,whichareespeciallyimportantinpropagandafilms.(Note:Aflashframeisproducedwhenafilmcameraslowsdownjustbeforecomingtoacompletestop,therebyoverexposingafewframesinbetweentakes.)