What Is A "Clutch" In Movie Making?

[ToraToraTora]

watching the documentary series "The Movies" - Spielberg - talking about Raging Bull - " When he designed the movie, Marty, purposely, didn't put a clutch on the film, there's no clutch" - googled, can't find what a "clutch" is in this context. Any ideas?

[Togo]

Without seeing the documentary and getting the dialogue context I would assume that it is an Americanism for a great moment at the right time. Could be wrong though. Perhaps he meant that there was no old bag. We could have helped there I'm sure. (^_*)

I owe you a Ta for a BA. I missed it and it was too late as the thread went dead. So Ta, TTT.

https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/clutch/

[ToraToraTora]

ok NP.

[ToraToraTora]

it's near the start of Ep7 when they are talking about raging bull, what I wrote above is word for word.

[Mamyalynne]

Reading a little more of this passage he seems to be saying there's no let up - he could almost have used the word 'brake' instead.

https://archive.org/details/CNNW_20190715_000000_The_Movies/start/957/end/1017?q=waite

[jno]

same as in cars, it doesn't go up and down through the gears, it's in top gear all the way

[woofgang]

I have heard it described as having no middle gears....its an odd analogy from an american though as most of their cars are automatic.

[zebo]

Is it something like the waffle before the film titles? Or the 20 minutes of Bond when you forget the titles haven't been on yet.

[Peter Pedant]

i thought it might be 'pacing'
lack of control of the pace - and yes Brake would be an alternative

or he thought it was affected tripe and he could have made a better one - in fact he will go out and do it - right now

[Peter Pedant]

// it is an Americanism for a great moment at the right time.//

there has to be one at minute 25 apparently

( the expensive co star croaks, that sort of thing)