Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.PCS 1/10/84; site mtgzz.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!mtuxo!mtgzz!ecl From: ecl@mtgzz.UUCP (e.c.leeper) Newsgroups: net.movies Subject: Re: Jagged Edge:How'd They Do That? Message-ID: <1324@mtgzz.UUCP> Date: Thu, 31-Oct-85 23:09:54 EDT Article-I.D.: mtgzz.1324 Posted: Thu Oct 31 23:09:54 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 26-Oct-85 08:19:56 EDT References: <1306@mtgzz.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: AT&T Information Systems Labs, Middletown NJ Lines: 26 Cc: ecl > Yes. Yes. Yes. The movie is full of flaws. > But I noticed something unusual in the opening shot. > The Golden Gate Bridge was shown at late-day/dusk. > In a matter of 30 seconds, the sunlight faded and the car > and street lights came on. But the whole thing did *not* > look like time-lapse photograpy. I watched closely, and > it appeared as though it was the same cars moving over > the bridge. > > How'd they do that? I noticed this too. The conclusion that I've come to is that they used a matte for the bridge/traffic and filmed that at dusk with a variable filter. Then they added that to a speeded-up sunset. Maybe AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER will cover it next month (this month's issue just arrived today, and doesn't talk about JAGGED EDGE). If it does, I'll follow up. Evelyn C. Leeper ...ihnp4!mtgzz!ecl ****************************************************************************** * Get a Usenetter on the ballot at Confederation! * * Nominate MARK R. LEEPER for Hugo for Best Fan Writer in 1986! * ******************************************************************************