I know it's stop motion , but how could they do this???It's incredible!
There must have been someother tricks added in?????
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I'm no expert, but I don't think there were any other "tricks" used in the production of this extraordinary short film except pixilation (not to be confused with the popular computer graphic term "pixelation"). Judging by the excellent results and the organizations thanked in the credits, I guess you could say that this little gem was a true labor of love that involved much time and patience to complete.
On a personal note, I'd like to get in touch with the surviving creator/producer/performer of 'Stop, Look, and Listen', Mr. Len Janson, and ask him about how he and the late Chuck Menville arrived at the creation of this short, when and where it was filmed, and other behind-the-scene stories, if any.
With such an overload of slick computer graphics in today's media, which at one time was fascinating to watch but has now become ubiquitous, it's a real visual treat to watch 'Stop, Look, and Listen' every now and again, to truly appreciate the work that was put in to make it.
KUDOS to you two, Mr. Janson and Mr. Menville, and thank you!
As stated elsewhere, the filming location was Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Also, a careful reading of the list of "safety organizations" sponsoring the film shows not one actual organization. For example, the "Firehouse Five Plus Two" was a Dixieland jazz band, popular in the 1950s, consisting of members of the Walt Disney Studios animation department. "Without whose cooperation this motion picture was made" at the end of the titles makes the spoof obvious. It's not really a "safety film."
What a wonderful expansion of Harold Lloyd's comedic concept!
How they did it is pretty obvious- they took individual pictures for each frame of film. MY question is how did they do this with no other traffic on the streets. Those don't look like abandoned roads. Could they get the police to clear streets for a little short film like this?
Possibly the most difficult thing must have been to shoot the early shot where he waves to a neighbor who is getting her mail. That lady would have had to have been placed at a precise spot in a precise pose with a precise relationship to the camera and the subject for each individual shot.
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I just watched this on TCM and paid particular attention to the backgrounds (especially the shadows). There was very little movement, which tells me they were taking the individual shots fairly quickly. Maybe the producers were able to assure the city/PD that street closures would be brief.
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