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[Cadaverous Pallor]

Back in the days of actual film editing, a mistake like the wrong-side-of-chest gunshot would have been due to a flipped piece of film. Is that even an issue anymore?

[Tom]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Back in the days of actual film editing, a mistake like the wrong-side-of-chest gunshot would have been due to a flipped piece of film. Is that even an issue anymore?

Actually, much more an issue now than bevore. You couldn't really flop a piece of film because the two sides of a strip are not the same and it can really only be projected one way. However, now with digital editing it's easy to flop a shot with the push of a button. That was actually the first thing I checked in those stills from the episode, and while it's not entirely conclusive, I don't think any flopping happened. The second shot shows Ben with an abrasion on the right side of his face (his right), which I think was there before being shot, from to his father. In the first still, that abrasion isn't visible, but that side of his face is in darkness. It doesn't seem to be on the other side. Also the wound in the second still isn't just on the wrong side, but is farther removed from the center of his chest. I think it was just misplaced, for whatever reason.