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This kind of film involves different registration methods and, especially, the kind of adaptability seen in the films and writings of McLaren and Hébert. The latter recommends the use of a rewind machine and 16 mm splicer for this kind of film, but these devices are not, in the end, obligatory, as he himself explains:

the use of a rewind machine is self-explanatory, but one can always do without it by winding and unwinding reels on pencils. As for the 16 mm splicer, it lets you make modifications to the film as you go along by adding or removing bits.^[4]