| Charles Papert |
December 18th, 2002 02:45 AM |
If the 80's "Twilight Zone" movie comes on cable, check out the final sequence (the great bit with John Lithgow as a panicked passenger). It was primarily shot using Steadicam with the intention of creating the feel of a plane flying through turbulence, as well as an uneasy feel similarly to what you describe in "24". Certainly this sort of approach is effective in helping sell a set on a soundstage as being shot on an actual airoborne plane. Another common practice is to mount the light source being used as the sun (if the scene takes place during the day) on a large stage crane and flying it up and around during the take so that the direction of the sun through the windows appears to shift slightly, just as it would if the plane was banking or turning--very popular in cockpit shots.
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