الثلاثاء، 10 يناير 2012

A fascinating scene from the movie "Contact"


This is the scene where the Jodie Foster character discovers her dad is dying.  I don't remember noticing the special effects when I watched the movie years ago.  Look at this 40-second segment and try to figure out how it was filmed.  Is she a reflection in a mirror - or not?  I'll leave the answer below the fold...


Here's the salient part of the Reddit discussion thread:
“a Steadicam person with the Vista Vision camera strapped to his chest ran backwards in front of Young Ellie as he goes up the stairs and down the hallway – there was a speed change – we ramp from 24 to 48fps (though I can’t remember exactly – we could have ramped through three different speeds) – by the time she stops and puts her hand to open the medicine cabinet door (”A" plate ) – we are then inside the reflection. The medicine cabinet was the “B” plate (second plate) and then the door closes and we have the “C” plate (third plate) which was the reflection of the photo of Young Ellie and her dad. B" or, in simpler terms, “the shot was filmed normally and flipped in post to achieve the mirror image. The actual bathroom mirror was replaced with a bluescreen into which the original shot was superimposed.”
And the overdubbed commentary from director Robert Zemeckis:

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