Shooting Process


I know that things were done differently back then. I know you needed a lot of light for the lower-light film at that time. But, it is a little weird with the switching between location-shot footage with what comes across as studio-shot footage combined with background plates. The matte lines and graininess are pretty evident the closer up they get, particularly in the daytime scenes. However, the process works better for the night scenes, when the matte lines fade significantly and the process takes on a more artistic feeling.

It personally took me out of the film somewhat. You'd think they could have constructed a gimbal on land, with the boat and Tracy on top. Move it like a boat on the water and shoot up at Tracy like they did in the studio. You could have gotten the image without the processing.

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