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From: ecl@mtgzz.UUCP (e.c.leeper)
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Subject: Re: Jagged Edge:How'd They Do That?
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Date: Thu, 31-Oct-85 23:09:54 EDT
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> 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

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