Comments on: Faking Movies Scenes (Jan, 1929) http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/12/07/faking-movies-scenes/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:01:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Repack Rider http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/12/07/faking-movies-scenes/comment-page-1/#comment-1073420 Repack Rider Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:52:06 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=8535#comment-1073420 Some years ago I moved a number of the Star Wars models for Lucasfilm. For the "Death Star" they bought a big pile of ordinary plastic battleship model kits and used the parts in creative ways. Close up you could see ordinary WW II gun turrets and even a lifeboat! It was only half a sphere, since only one side was used for the shot. For the close shots of skimming the surface of the Death Star they had large plastic foam sheets carved into geometric shapes and the camera rode on a cable above them, then the film was sped up. For the background shots of the speeders in the forest, a cameraman walked through the woods with a steadicam, and the film was sped up to an apparent 100 mph. Some years ago I moved a number of the Star Wars models for Lucasfilm. For the “Death Star” they bought a big pile of ordinary plastic battleship model kits and used the parts in creative ways. Close up you could see ordinary WW II gun turrets and even a lifeboat! It was only half a sphere, since only one side was used for the shot. For the close shots of skimming the surface of the Death Star they had large plastic foam sheets carved into geometric shapes and the camera rode on a cable above them, then the film was sped up.

For the background shots of the speeders in the forest, a cameraman walked through the woods with a steadicam, and the film was sped up to an apparent 100 mph.

]]> By: GaryM http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/12/07/faking-movies-scenes/comment-page-1/#comment-1073378 GaryM Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:06:19 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=8535#comment-1073378 The main drawback of the glass shot technique is that you can't change the camera angle. The main drawback of the glass shot technique is that you can’t change the camera angle.

]]> By: Rick Auricchio http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2009/12/07/faking-movies-scenes/comment-page-1/#comment-1073356 Rick Auricchio Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:07:46 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/?p=8535#comment-1073356 The opening "Persian market" scene from "Casablanca" was shot this way. The opening “Persian market” scene from “Casablanca” was shot this way.

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