220 Answered Questions for the topic film

04/29/19

Was the song "What a Feeling" made for the movie Flashdance, or did it come out before then?

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04/28/19

Why are easter eggs put in a movie?
Many movies have hidden meaning and a lot of easter eggs in them. Why are they put in the movie?
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04/28/19

How do they film minors smoking?
Many movies depict children and minors (and non smoking actors) actively smoking a cigarette and blowing actual smoke. How is that done?
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04/27/19

Do other actors/actresses really spit on each other in movies?
I've been seeing more and more of these scenes lately (though I know they aren't new), as they add shock value to a particular scene/story line. Just curious if it's split-scened or just a part of... more
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04/27/19

How did they film the flat spin in Top Gun?
Did they really throw an F-14 into a flat spin and then have to recover it? Or is that a model shot? It seems (to a complete layperson) like an unthinkably-dangerous thing to do, but the shot looks... more
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04/26/19

Alice growing effect in 1972 "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" - how was it done? It's not green screen?
How was this scaling effect done? My first assumption would have been green screen, but it's clearly not - she's taking on all the light and shadow from the scene around her. Even modern green... more
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04/25/19

How do they film continuous blood pooling?
I have seen in American Sniper, Dead-7 and Carrie that when someone is killed, they are laying on the ground with blood leaking out of their back or somewhere else on the body. The puddle... more
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04/25/19

Is Hulk a pure CGI being?
In The Incredible Hulk and The Avengers, the Hulk is an obvious CGI character. However, I am unclear as to how much of him is actual CGI vs motion capture or if his face is a real person's face or... more
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04/24/19

In films how do they make spider web?
In films like in *Indiana Jones* and *National Treasure* old temples, caves etc. have spider webs all over the place. Assuming that these aren't real spider webs, how do they make these fake... more
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04/24/19

How was this glass shattering scene shot without getting any injury to the head?
This is one of the scenes from Scrubs. https://youtu.be/6vLp0XwqQIEJD (or whoever he was) bumps his head into the glass and breaks it. The scene looks pretty realistic. How was it done without... more
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04/23/19

Subconsciously influencing the audience with embedded single frames?
Is it considered a filming technique to get one-shot frames unnoticeably embedded in movies to subconsciously affect the viewers' mind?
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04/22/19

How do they shoot fight scenes without causing harm to performers?
What are the techniques to create a realistic fight/combat scene without injuring the actors?
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04/22/19

Description of A Series of Unfortunate Event's visual style?
The new Netflix series A Series of Unfortunate Events has a very distinctive visual style to it. I am, however, at a loss on how to describe it to anyone else. What are the elements that make up... more
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04/22/19

Why do most space movies contain sound?
I do not understand why most space movies contain sound.For Example: The Martian (2015), Moon (2009) Armageddon (1998) etc. These movies contain sound in space which does not make sense.Well, there... more
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04/20/19

Why are not all IMAX theaters domed?
I have been to the IMAX theater at the Tech Museum in San Jose, California and at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. As I understood it, IMAX meant that a movie was filmed... more
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04/20/19

What techniques are used by directors to make an actor cry?
I have always wondered what techniques directors use to get amateur actors, especially young ones, to cry. How can someone surrounded with so many film crew and cameras can concentrate enough and... more
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04/20/19

Was the horse shot at the beginning of The Revenant real?
Was the shot horse a real horse in The Revenant?In the beginning scenes, when the men are running heading for the boat, a quick clip shows a barely clothed man come out of a tent or some type of... more
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04/20/19

How were the scenes with Gazelle shot?
In Kingsman: The Secret Service Gazelle is disabled. I was surprised to discover that the actress playing the role (Sofia Boutella) is not. How were the scenes with her shot? Did she actually wear... more
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04/19/19

How is a hanging scene filmed?
Needless to say that there are a lot of movies that contain a scene where a person is hanged, or commits suicide by hanging.How are such scenes produced? How to both ensure the safety of the actor... more
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04/19/19

Filming timespan of Jeopardy!?
Most Game Shows are filmed with live audiences. A popular and long running example is Jeopardy!, others being Family Feud, Who wants to be A millionaire, and a recent one is The Chase. Some of... more
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04/19/19

How is dialog between two people filmed?
I was always wondering how dialog between two people is filmed.Suppose there are two people talking. The screen is switching between faces of the characters while they talk.How it is done in... more
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04/19/19

What was the earliest mass-release movie that used Matrix-like "bullet time"?
One of the things that The Matrix was famous for was "bullet time" cinematography. I'm fairly sure that, while it was the first one to use the technique extensively and become famous for it, it... more
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04/18/19

Does Alex really hold on his breath while he is beaten up by Dim and Georgie?
There is a scene in A Clockwork Orange I'm curious about how they done it. Alex is saved by two policemen who turn out to be Dim and Georgie (his old droogs). They drag Alex to the countryside,... more
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04/16/19

Kill Bill colour changes to Black and White?
In the movie Kill Bill, why does the colour keep shifting from standard colour to black and white? Is it to keep the gross levels down?
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04/16/19

Is a real shark used or is it just computerised?
Can any one tell me, is the shark in "Jaws" real or just computerized? When I saw that movie I got confused. I have also seen Jaws 2.
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