Re:Neil Armstrong Remembered
by twothumbsup on Tuesday October 23, 2018 @03:37PM
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I think the movie overall was okay but I just could not stand the overuse of shaky-cam in it. It's like they edited it specifically to be shown in those D-Box seats. Like, I understand that rocket launches are pretty shaky endeavors, but to be using the shaky cam in the _kitchen_ was just way over the top.
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I watched it with some friends (all of us SpaceX engineers), and our universal comment on the way out was "so about those crazy [vibration] levels..."
Yep. The only time the camera was stable was on the lunar surface itself.
Re:Neil Armstrong Remembered
by ingenieros on Tuesday October 23, 2018 @04:14PM
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Polygon had a really interesting article about the use of different film formats (IMAX, Super 16mm, 35mm) in order to convey different emotions in the viewer.
https://www.polygon.com/2018/10/14/17971246/first-man-imax-d...
Overall production was great. There was very little noticeable CGI, they used miniatures extensively and all the in-aircraft shots were filmed in motion-simulators in front of a massive LED wall that apparently made most of the crew ill. Gosling was even coached by an X-15 pilot on what buttons to push during filming.
https://youtu.be/wZEcwrBcqGs?t=42 (see also about 8:40)
As much as Indianapolis feels a bit like a backwater, having one of the few true IMAX theaters has been such a great experience. Being able to see Dunkirk on that screen would have been worth driving hours for.