(9/23/03) It appears that here again, proponents of Z-film alteration believe that the creation of all the required steps to achieve special effects in theatrical motion picture are easily and equally applicable to 8mm film taken with amateur consumer quality cameras rendered in such a way as
Zavada was an emulsion chemist at Eastland Kodak in the late 40s up to the 60s, He led the team that invented Kodachrome II daylight film.
He and Raymond Fielding both assessed Costella's theory and concluded he is a rank amateur who knows nothing about movie film or movie making equipment, especially special effects. Raymond Fielding wrote the standard book on the *Technique of Special Effects Cinematography*
In 1965, Professor Raymond Fielding wrote the first textbook on the "black arts of Hollywood," titled The Technique of Special Effects Cinematography. Rollie interviewed him in 2006 about the possibility of Zapruder film alteration, and Rollie wrote in 2010 that Fielding had said any alteration of the Zapruder film in 1963 would be detectable today, and that such alteration would not withstand professional scrutiny.
Patrick J, Do you know how the so-called "ghost images" on the far left margin were created? They were caused by the claw mechanism that advances the film through the camera cause leakage of light into the margins. Those ghost images are of the last frame exposed. This means that the ghost images are in the same sequence and the exposed frames are; What this means for removing or switching any frame is that the ghost images would reveal the wrong image, a telltale sign of what had been done. This is very important because no one new new how those images were caused until Zavada did in investigation for the ARRB in 1992.
So the fact that all the ghost images are in the same sequence as the frames is one more proof that the Zapruder film we know today is the film shot by Zapruder in Dealey Plaza in 1963.
After I originally published this article back in 2003, David Lifton sent me an email message, requesting that I post a "rebuttal" from him on this matter.
I immediately replied to him: "Just a reminder, David...Any "rebuttal" I post needs to meet my editorial standards for acceptance. You know my "drill" - plenty of citations, no heresay (that should kill your rebuttal), and only the best evidence and best sources currently available (another point that should get your rebuttal rejected)."
Haven't heard a peep from Lifton since.
Here we go again...
Professor Fetzer has published yet another book, screaming "The Zapruder film has been altered!" to anyone who listens.
David Lifton is a major contributor. Lifton's chapter is over 100 pages in length, and in those pages I can find only one specific argument for "proving" alteration.
And that one argument is easily proven INCORRECT...not by me, but by the gentleman who literally invented the Kodak emulsion that Abraham Zapruder was using that day.
You would think that an honest researcher would use the BEST AVAILABLE experts when writing such a chapter. One would further think that an editor would demand that only the finest resources be contacted when publishing a book on any topic.
Mortician Thomas Evan Robinson: Notes on preparation of JFK’s body for burial
Transcription of these handwritten notes:
Thomas Evan Robinson
Personal contact info deleted to protect Mr. Robinson’s privacy
May 26, 1992 (Phone)
Wounds:
Large gaping hole in back of head.
patched by placing piece of rubber…..over it.
Thinks skull full of Plaster of Paris.
Smaller wound in right temple.
Crescent shped, flapped down (3″)
(approx 2) Small sharpnel wounds in face.
Packed with wax.
Wound in back (5 to six inches) below shoulder.
To the right of the back bone.
Adrenlin gland and brain removed.
Other organs removed and then put back.
No swelling or discoloration to face.
(Died instantly)
Dr. Berkley (family physician) came in an ask…..
“How much longer???”
He (Robinson) was told (funeral director)
“Take your time.”
Thomas Evan Robinson
Personal contact info deleted to protect Mr. Robinson’s privacy
May 26, 1992 (Phone)
Wounds:
Large gaping hole in back of head.
patched by placing piece of rubber…..over it.
Thinks skull full of Plaster of Paris.
Smaller wound in right temple.
Crescent shped, flapped down (3″)
(approx 2) Small sharpnel wounds in face.
Packed with wax.
Wound in back (5 to six inches) below shoulder.
To the right of the back bone.
Adrenlin gland and brain removed.
Other organs removed and then put back.
No swelling or discoloration to face.
(Died instantly)
Dr. Berkley (family physician) came in an ask…..
“How much longer???”
He (Robinson) was told (funeral director)
“Take your time.”
************************************************
My commentary:
“Large gaping hole in back of head. patched by placing piece of rubber…..over it.
Thinks skull full of Plaster of Paris.”
The brain was removed during autopsy, of course plaster of Paris would have been used to keep the skull from fragmenting further during the time between autopsy and being sent to mortician.
We again get into the issue – what does “back of the head” mean? The autopsy photos and x-rays show the wound is to the back of the occipital parietal, all the Parkland doctors used the same phrase.
“Smaller wound in right temple. Crescent shped, flapped down (3″)” This is the entrance wound, that is without dispute by the research community.
“(approx 2) Small sharpnel wounds in face. Packed with wax.” These would be caused by windshield glass, as Sherry Fiester CSI tracks the trajectory from the end of Dealey plaza near the Triple Underpass, which is higher in elevation than the area in front of the pavilion where the bullet hit Kennedy, as seen in the Zapruder film.
Zavada was an emulsion chemist at Eastland Kodak in the late 40s up to the 60s, He led the team that invented Kodachrome II daylight film.
He and Raymond Fielding both assessed Costella's theory and concluded he is a rank amateur who knows nothing about movie film or movie making equipment, especially special effects. Raymond Fielding wrote the standard book on the *Technique of Special Effects Cinematography*
In 1965, Professor Raymond Fielding wrote the first textbook on the "black arts of Hollywood," titled The Technique of Special Effects Cinematography. Rollie interviewed him in 2006 about the possibility of Zapruder film alteration, and Rollie wrote in 2010 that Fielding had said any alteration of the Zapruder film in 1963 would be detectable today, and that such alteration would not withstand professional scrutiny.
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Patrick J, Do you know how the so-called "ghost images" on the far left margin were created? They were caused by the claw mechanism that advances the film through the camera cause leakage of light into the margins. Those ghost images are of the last frame exposed. This means that the ghost images are in the same sequence and the exposed frames are; What this means for removing or switching any frame is that the ghost images would reveal the wrong image, a telltale sign of what had been done. This is very important because no one new new how those images were caused until Zavada did in investigation for the ARRB in 1992.
So the fact that all the ghost images are in the same sequence as the frames is one more proof that the Zapruder film we know today is the film shot by Zapruder in Dealey Plaza in 1963.
https://youtu.be/4Acn_caIFAs?t=23
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Fetzer's New Book...
His Third Miserable Attempt at Scholarly Work
After I originally published this article back in 2003, David Lifton sent me an email message, requesting that I post a "rebuttal" from him on this matter.
I immediately replied to him: "Just a reminder, David...Any "rebuttal" I post needs to meet my editorial standards for acceptance. You know my "drill" - plenty of citations, no heresay (that should kill your rebuttal), and only the best evidence and best sources currently available (another point that should get your rebuttal rejected)."
Haven't heard a peep from Lifton since.
Here we go again...
Professor Fetzer has published yet another book, screaming "The Zapruder film has been altered!" to anyone who listens.
David Lifton is a major contributor. Lifton's chapter is over 100 pages in length, and in those pages I can find only one specific argument for "proving" alteration.
And that one argument is easily proven INCORRECT...not by me, but by the gentleman who literally invented the Kodak emulsion that Abraham Zapruder was using that day.
You would think that an honest researcher would use the BEST AVAILABLE experts when writing such a chapter. One would further think that an editor would demand that only the finest resources be contacted when publishing a book on any topic.
http://www.jfk-info.com/fetzerfails3.htm
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Mortician Thomas Evan Robinson: Notes on preparation of JFK’s body for burial
Transcription of these handwritten notes:
Thomas Evan Robinson
Personal contact info deleted to protect Mr. Robinson’s privacy
May 26, 1992 (Phone)
Wounds:
Large gaping hole in back of head.
patched by placing piece of rubber…..over it.
Thinks skull full of Plaster of Paris.
Smaller wound in right temple.
Crescent shped, flapped down (3″)
(approx 2) Small sharpnel wounds in face.
Packed with wax.
Wound in back (5 to six inches) below shoulder.
To the right of the back bone.
Adrenlin gland and brain removed.
Other organs removed and then put back.
No swelling or discoloration to face.
(Died instantly)
Dr. Berkley (family physician) came in an ask…..
“How much longer???”
He (Robinson) was told (funeral director)
“Take your time.”
Thomas Evan Robinson
Personal contact info deleted to protect Mr. Robinson’s privacy
May 26, 1992 (Phone)
Wounds:
Large gaping hole in back of head.
patched by placing piece of rubber…..over it.
Thinks skull full of Plaster of Paris.
Smaller wound in right temple.
Crescent shped, flapped down (3″)
(approx 2) Small sharpnel wounds in face.
Packed with wax.
Wound in back (5 to six inches) below shoulder.
To the right of the back bone.
Adrenlin gland and brain removed.
Other organs removed and then put back.
No swelling or discoloration to face.
(Died instantly)
Dr. Berkley (family physician) came in an ask…..
“How much longer???”
He (Robinson) was told (funeral director)
“Take your time.”
************************************************
My commentary:
“Large gaping hole in back of head. patched by placing piece of rubber…..over it.
Thinks skull full of Plaster of Paris.”
The brain was removed during autopsy, of course plaster of Paris would have been used to keep the skull from fragmenting further during the time between autopsy and being sent to mortician.
We again get into the issue – what does “back of the head” mean? The autopsy photos and x-rays show the wound is to the back of the occipital parietal, all the Parkland doctors used the same phrase.
“Smaller wound in right temple. Crescent shped, flapped down (3″)” This is the entrance wound, that is without dispute by the research community.
“(approx 2) Small sharpnel wounds in face. Packed with wax.” These would be caused by windshield glass, as Sherry Fiester CSI tracks the trajectory from the end of Dealey plaza near the Triple Underpass, which is higher in elevation than the area in front of the pavilion where the bullet hit Kennedy, as seen in the Zapruder film.
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