Outtake

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An outtake ( English , taking out ') is a part of a work, but does not belong (usually a film or music recording), which was created when recording to the officially published version. The producers and artists decide afterwards which of the many accumulating during a film shoot or a studio recording Takes show something significant about the recording process. These takes are called outtakes and are supplied as a special add-on on DVDs with films; mostly they show slip of the tongue or mishaps.

Outtakes in the film

Outtakes (also non-copiers ) are parts of the filmed material that (cannot) be used for the film. While the word outtake can basically denote any kind of scenes that were not included in the film (whether faulty or not), in a narrower sense, those scenes that (often in a funny way) went wrong (especially in the USA) are also called Blooper .

When a film is produced, considerably more footage is shot than is ultimately needed. Many scenes have to be shot several times in order to capture several playing styles of the actors and thus have more freedom when editing. As a rule, if the director is dissatisfied, that material is no longer kept after editing. However, sometimes it happens that the scene cannot be used due to a glitch that leads to a humorous situation - e.g. B. a slip of the tongue. Actors sometimes destroy the recording with deliberate gags, for example to loosen up the atmosphere during the shoot. This material is not thrown away after the cut, but kept as an outtake.

Sometimes outtakes are cut together for the credits of a film (e.g. Jackie Chan films) or a comedy show . Many DVDs offer a so-called gag reel or blooper-reel in the special features also a compilation of the applicable funniest outtakes.

The term is also applied to unused pieces of music from a film soundtrack , which are nevertheless often published on the music sound carriers for the film.

Examples

  • Monster AG , Das große Krabbeln and Toy Story 2 are examples of computer-animated films thatcontain "glitches" that were specially producedfor the credits .
  • Til Schweiger produced a particularly "intensive" outtake in Barefoot . During an emotional recording in the open air, the team was first disturbed by a low-flying aircraft, while turning further there was a slip of the tongue, and on the third attempt the horn of a truck blared in between.
  • The outtakes of the Bullyparade became a very popular part of the show during the course of the show, so that Michael Herbig also screwed up movie scenes, slip of the tongue and mishaps of the actors for almost ten minutes in the credits of the films Der Schuh des Manitu and (T) Raumschiff Surprise - Period 1 built in.
  • On RTL Saturday night there was a sketch entitled Der Wolf rehearses . This consisted not only of the actual short sketch with Mirco Nontschew and Esther Schweins , but also of the creation of this scene. It was shown for about ten minutes how, through Nontschev's fault, the recordings had to be interrupted again and again and finally ended in a fit of laughter from the entire film crew. It was precisely these scenes that made the otherwise ordinary sketch particularly funny and remarkable.
  • Something special are series like Scrubs , Lizzie McGuire and Listen, Who Hammers , which are produced in English. In the German version, the outtakes are also dubbed and the voice actors have to make a deliberate promise.
  • The same goes for the most successful French comedy Welcome to the Sch'tis (2008).
  • At the end of films in which Jackie Chan plays a leading role, not only funny glitches, but also unsuccessful stunts are shown.

Outtakes in music

When recording from sound carriers, recordings (takes) are referred to as outtakes, which are not used for the publication of a single or an album. These are recordings that were not taken into account by the artist or music producer in the final compilation for the first publication of a sound carrier for technical or artistic reasons. Outtakes are either incorrect and unusable recordings or are recorded to be published later. In the course of the final compilation of an album, however, the supposedly best tracks are selected and used by the artists and producers . Since all takes of a recording session are archived, previously unpublished outtakes can be published later. The outtakes are then either used as part of singles ("single B-side "), appear on box sets and secondary releases as bonus tracks, or are never released. The Beatles' single Penny Lane / Strawberry Fields Forever (1967) already contained two outtakes of recordings from the LP Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), which were later part of the LP version of the Magical Mystery Tour release and then on the sampler known as the “Blue Album” was released 1967–1970 (1973). These songs were also included in the Outtake collections released in 1995 and 1996 under the title Anthology . Numerous outtakes of films and music recordings also exist by Elvis Presley ( Nashville Outtakes & Early Interviews ; 1979).

Outtakes in literature

Although much rarer than in film, writers have occasionally made use of outtakes in their novels and stories. An example of this is a chapter in the novel xo by the writer Francis Nenik that is completely crossed out, but still legible.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Francis Nenik: xo (novel), the outtake chapter is on pp. 829–830.