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Jan 7, 2018 11:50 AM
OsirizMarele
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pitcher17
Great movie!
thislooksfun
It’s two scenes spliced together. Look at the red cuff and how it’s not there in the mirror.
Higure
Here is a guy making a similar shot and going through the process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ec1zr7xVNes
LiillooDallasMultipass
Oh I love this film!!!
franko1000
My favourite ever film! So good!
GuyWithComputer
Am I the only one not seeing what's going on here? Jena Malone running, opens medicine cabinet, reaches for a bottle, then it restarts?
LadyKatie
Pretty sure the house she grows up in was in Herndon VA. My parents almost bought it a year or two prior.
derpisasderpdoes
One of my all time fav films. The actual intro is such a great concept and helps set up the story
CapitainCrunch
Reminds me of that brilliant scene at „la Haine“ https://youtu.be/okQJPUTQMqA
arrowmacx
That was so well done I wouldnt have noticed it without attention from imgur
InTheDistanceAPlaintiveEnglishHorn
The girl is Jena Malone.
InTheDistanceAPlaintiveEnglishHorn
I can hear the music
Goodmerlinpeen
Great film, great book.
chrispduckling
I watched this scene so many times, bloody briliant!
MorningMahogany
you missed the best part of it, where shes rounding the corner coming up the stairs.
dononymous
https://youtu.be/Ec1zr7xVNes?t=2m12s Recreation showing how it worked.
OsirizMarele
50k views. Thank you guys:))
ctriis87
The shot actually starts in the stairway.
jeejeejerrycotton
She runs like a girl.
sf111
That's some good acting.
Heliogabalus227
Book's better.
sellcrazysomewhereelse
good movie all around.
PaulyParker
She’s wearing a different colour top when opening the cabinet. So you can see where that cut happens. Still fantastic cinematography
RecurringNightmare
nah its the same costume of course, only goof is her red sleeve sticking out of her jacket so the mirroring isnt exact...
luis81
Goddamn. How is that even made? Wow.
ChuckWeiss
Green screen over the mirror and compositing two takes.
luis81
Cool.
sf111
DerangedMoosh
I thought this was going to be the end of Men in Black, but then it wasn't?
sneevly
I can’t find the dick butt.
sf111
Technically, all of them are in there.
darkklad2000
What movie was this?
iDrawStuff
Carl Sagan's Contact. It's a bit dated, but otherwise a fantastic movie.
darkklad2000
Thanks!
hellangel28
thats actually quite impressive
NymphoNextDoor
Doesn't the shot start with her running up the stairs and turning the corner too? Which is REALLY impressive for a seemless transition.
justsnilloc
I'm not sure that I'm getting this. Is the hallway to mirror/cabinet thing supposed to be the impressive transition? Genuinely curious.
MarxAvenger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fxa3j8bK-c4
justsnilloc
The context definitely helps, thanks!
Sarahsmomhasgotitgoingon
As a video editor
AliensXenomorph
Didn’t know there were female video editors. Do they call y’all editorettes?
Sarahsmomhasgotitgoingon
Only during that time of the month.
coronalmassejection
What film is this from?
LostInTheRedMoonlight
ikea
rainbowgravy
Everyone must see Contact.
myhastar360
"I'm OK to go..."
socratesboytoy
Contact is great. Also watch the new movie Arrival. Very cool
MonsterSauce
Contact with Jodie Foster. Awesome movie
Djalabajoe
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118884/
coronalmassejection
Thank you. I've seen the film, just didn't remember this scene. I guess I'm watching it again today..
ScaredSpitless
Contact...given your username, I'm guessing you'll rather enjoy the very first shot (make sure the volume's up)
SaintNicholas
For later
literallymike
jodie Foster's entrance into the device is borderline the most tense scene I have ever seen.
zxms
Really brilliant sound engineering too. That entire load & launch scene was intense.
solmazer
That's a hell of a movie title!
literallymike
hahahah, someone already answered it. Just trying to sell it a little more.
StillNotYouTube
My favorite part is when she meets Haddon.
LazyJones1
"You've found the primer!"
RareGod
Wanna go for a ride?
StillNotYouTube
That's my second favorite part.
literallymike
Why build one when you can have two for twice the price?
PoetDesmond
He has hands down one of my favorite lines of all time. https://youtu.be/VTUrdizRZyw
Hoop66
Finding Dory's pills
ZeRootOfAllEvil
PILLS HERE!
cupcakesandviolence
Oh Look! PILLS!
marcusyoyo
Contact, 1997
frugtkurv
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StudioGiggly
Dot
YesLikeThePrincess
UUUUuuuhhh....
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josanReactionPrince
coronalmassejection
Thanks
Chalkytylerman
Mayokopp
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tesseract4d2
I recognized it the instant she opened the cabinet...
josanReactionPrince
Me 2 lol
FeminineHygieneProductAdvertising
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EasyThereBoy
.
Pillpooper
That movie's like the Interstellar of the 90's
ovvvvo
But worse
clutchthepearls
It's not wrong, it just isn't necessary as Contact is still very good and is inferior due to movie making of its time.
SpecialProjectY
FaxCelestis
pintDMG
You're wrong.
Fragiledog
I'd say it was closer to Arrival :P
opiboble
^^^^this^^^^
gilbytx8711
Toy story 6
lolthisismyusername
7*
TheDivineUsersub
When Diarrhea Strikes (1997)
MerToo
some humourless drudge was tragic enough to downvote your perfectly adequate wisecrack. I have replaced your point.
TheDivineUsersub
trigonman3
Do you have the PornHub link? For science of course.
IamHereForTheComments
28 days with sandra bullock
DarthSlappy
LeadByBadExample
A Serbian Film
wejustdontknow
Actually watched this. Don't recommend.
LeadByBadExample
Yeah, I wouldn't either. It's not a good film.
BoneDaddyJack
How they do that
MiikeBadWeather
I think she is running backwards and they play the scene backwards too.
imonewiththeforceandtheforceiswithme
akoona
Ok but is there any mad physics that could possibilify this
imonewiththeforceandtheforceiswithme
RoverZC
It’s a different hand, that’s for sure. Sleeve in different spots
Zedd990
cut and zoom out the mirror?
encyclopediabritannica
Windex.
imonewiththeforceandtheforceiswithme
I can suspend my disbelief for many things, but no bathroom mirror is that clean.
InTheDistanceAPlaintiveEnglishHorn
The mirror was a green screen
wejustdontknow
Succinct explanation. And correct!
IRTEHBATMAN
https://youtu.be/Fxa3j8bK-c4
JessSpile
camera is mounted on a vehicle that is pointed at a 'fake wall closet with a mirror' aka a driving piece of the set. She is running 1/?
JessSpile
towards the moving setpiece as it is driving through the hallway. When they go through the doorway at the end, the camera zooms out 2/?
JessSpile
a little to reveal the mirror/closet frame, she open it and that is that. That is how I would do it. I don't know if that is the way 3/?
JessSpile
they did it. The way the mirror opens away from the cameraman is an indicator of this.
CaptWhiskerHorn
They filmed it backwards through the mirror. Simple trick. Not everything has to be green screened. Takes the fun out of filmmaking
IRTEHBATMAN
No, they used steady cam up stairs and down hall. They cut when she grabs handle. Every thing with the medicine cabinet is bluescreened.
OrkfaellerX
Except, you know, it was green screened.
jamiedBreaker
IRTEHBATMAN
https://youtu.be/Fxa3j8bK-c4
PhranksNBeenz
Wrong! Watch the entire clip. Girl turns a corner. There's also a video out there that explains the green screen compositing.
PhranksNBeenz
This: https://youtu.be/Fxa3j8bK-c4 and also this https://youtu.be/Ec1zr7xVNes
CaptWhiskerHorn
I stand corrected. Good work, sir.
PhranksNBeenz
All good. Sorry if I sounded Dick-ish. 140 chars make it to easy sometimes to come off a certain way.
CaptWhiskerHorn
Oh no problem, dude. I should do my research before chiming in.
Gallilee
made movie history with that
TheThingNoNotThatOne
They cheated a bit tho - they used a green screen for the mirror. But still an impressive piece of camera work
DIYjonnybravo
Always wondered! I'll +1 thanks!
ScaredSpitless
2/2 what you call cheating, I call effective and exceptionally innovative use of the tools available to achieve a result never before seen
ScaredSpitless
"cheating" what exactly? There's no truth claim here, it's a fictional movie. Nor is there any possible way to do this practically. 1/2
shermanCG
AKCHEUALLY
ImHonestonhowIseethings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fxa3j8bK-c4 Explains it a bit for those interested.
dangerousDoc
In art there is no cheating
Templarfreak
You do realize that editing has basically been a thing since the conception of moving picture. People have been compositing
Templarfreak
and splicing footage since the dawn of film.
Frenchyman
CHEATED? HAHAHA
NSPike
got downvotes even though it's the real explanation... seems fair
FutureFriedman
Because he said "they cheated". How is this cheating?
LoopStricken
Tch, cheating by using a greenscreen instead of actually going through the mirrorverse.
zxms
If that is what you call cheating, how would they have pulled this off without cheating?
DinoQueenJoules
Someome did a version of this with an empty frame and the other side was a different set. Used a double.
zxms
That would not work here because the frame moves (when Ellie opens it).
blechinger
Could also have the camera attached to a rig holding the medicine cabinet. Camera points at mirror the whole time. Rig move backward. 1/2
blechinger
The angle on the camera / mirror would be tough get right (especially when in motion). I definitely think it's doable. GS probably easier.
InsertCleverNerdyReferenceHere
I wouldn't say they cheated. They just used the technology available that makes it possible
OaksParcel
That's what my students say when they ask if they can use Wolfram Alpha during math tests.
TheThingNoNotThatOne
Absolutely agree, and the camerawork is still great, but it's not a continuous shot like many think
InternetPointsAreUseless
Mooooovie Magic!!
Sheepyhead
I mean obviously. They haven't invented invisibility capes yet
SwedishBalls
JessSpile
bpetersen
There's a gif somewhere that shows the green screen and how it's blended. The girl opening the door is not the little girl
ScaredSpitless
Well if she could get her hair to bounce in slow motion that'd be a real trick. Her run looks a little awkward because she has to match 1/2
Gallilee
i was not aware it was green screen the program i saw said mirror.
ScaredSpitless
...pace with a steadicam operator running backward. Interesting idea...it would probably work with a less complex shot. 2/2
JessSpile
aswell. I would have expected some 'wobble' from the mirror then. This is less and less likely the way they did it.
ScaredSpitless
It'd have to be rolling to be remotely smooth enough. Or light prop on a MoCo rig. dragging = no bueno. Watch BTS though. it's explained
JessSpile
agreed. Though, if they placed themselves on a draggable piece at the top of the stairs, they could pace it fast enough for her to run 1/2