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The Matrix: Mirrored doorknob: There was no way to properly hide the camera, so the director of photography threw a coat onto himself with a tie matching the one Morpheus was wearing, trying to blend in as much as possible

Guess it worked, I never saw it!

Nov 29, 2024 at 2:27pmWeb
Show threadAlberto C. BlancoNov 29, 2024
@stux the magic of filmmaking!
Show threadKevin Karhan Nov 29, 2024
@stux Yeah, #Matrix really streched the #envelope of #cinematography to the point that it requires pixelpeeking open-matte versions in many cases...
Show threadAndrea  Nov 29, 2024
@stux Never seen as well, cannot unsee now, tho.
Show threadRoxanneGNov 29, 2024
@stux ah ha love this. My husband and I just re watched the original Matrix. Still so so good!!!
Show threadJosh Nov 29, 2024
@stux @mainframed767 ahahah omg amazing
Show threadjerNov 29, 2024
@stux
You may not have noticed.... but your brain did!
Show threadStefan IhringerNov 29, 2024
@jerrej @stux classic!
Show threadSham πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆNov 29, 2024
@stux I remember it looking weird, but I never took the time to look at it too closely. Neat trick though
Show threadsheislaurenceNov 29, 2024
@stux how long does that shot last for? I don't imagine people would have much time to notice
Show threadMike ZornekNov 29, 2024
@stux https://youtu.be/P-crCgDbf6Y?si=Xh9NKTTbGXJQ-jOf
Tim Burton's Ed Wood Plan 9 Scene

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Show threadDave GoldsmithNov 29, 2024

@stux

What?!

Matrix was ALL post-production, computer generated, etc? No?

Show threadPeter AmstutzNov 29, 2024

@Dave_Goldsmith
@stux
One of the funny things about the Matrix is that most of the scenes of the "real" world (excluding the scenes inside the ship) were CGI and most the scenes inside the Matrix were live action.

The action scenes did use green screens pretty heavily but effects with full CG characters were the later movies.

Show threadDave GoldsmithNov 29, 2024

@tetron @stux

didn't know that. i only saw the first one.

Show threadWolfgang LutzNov 29, 2024
@Dave_Goldsmith @tetron @stux https://xkcd.com/566/
Matrix Revisited

xkcd
Show threadPeter AmstutzNov 29, 2024
@Dave_Goldsmith
@stux
The famous bullet time shots were done by putting Reeves in a harness and having 100+ cameras set up to shoot at the same time from different angles so they could do the effect of panning around at a single point in time. There was definitely digital editing involved but it was still basically a practical effect.
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@tetron @Dave_Goldsmith @stux
"One of the funny things about the Matrix is that most of the scenes of the "real" world" - are you talking red pill or blue pill here? πŸ™‚ Because most of the real real world πŸ™‚ scenes - blue pill - are in Sydney, and many landmarks can be seen in the movie - Australia Square, the harbour bridge, the shipping control tower, the AWA tower, the Martin Place fountain, and the MMI building... where I used to work! πŸ™‚
Show threadDavid Cantrell 🏏Nov 29, 2024
@stux Arrgghhh, I used to be a part-time sound guy and this takes me back to the nightmares I used to have the night before every shoot about people shouting "mic in shot"
Show threadBob Blaskiewicz πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ πŸ‡¬πŸ‡±Nov 29, 2024
@stux Nah I'd seen it. But it was dashed clever!
Show threadesc_typeNov 29, 2024
@stux
Why did they even bother to do it when half of the movie is cgi anyway?
Show threadMikalaiNov 29, 2024
@stux
attention to details
Show threadRadgrydNov 30, 2024
@stux This is hilarious, actually.
Show threadnot steveDec 1, 2024
@stux I have watched this film 3 times how did I not notice a whole guy standing in the shot?