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Questions about styles used through films and shows.
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Rooftop contraption used to simulate realistic driving scenes
I recall seeing a behind-the-scenes feature wherein it is explained that realistic action sequences involving moving cars are now possible with the use of a device which allows the car to be controlle …
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What do actors actually inhale when their characters snort cocaine or smoke crack?
While film scenes where an actor injects something into his/her arm can perhaps be faked with edits and maybe prosthetics, how do actors manage to snort cocaine or smoke crack? Are there approved safe …
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How can weightlessness be simulated on film?
How can the weightlessness of space be realistically simulated on film? Does it require CG or can a convincing simulation be achieved using wire fu and editing?
(I'm happy to hear of good examples of …
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Which are the "several forms of animation" used by Wes Anderson in Fantastic Mr. Fox?
From the Wikipedia article for Fantastic Mr. Fox,
The film mixes several forms of animation but consists primarily of stop motion.
Besides stop motion, Which other forms of animation did the fil …
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Why are some movies still shot in black and white or sepia?
Why are some films still shot in black and white or sepia? I can understand if it's perhaps a "period piece" like The Artist or The Good German, or if, like in Sin City, it's done to perhaps stay true …
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Breaking a whiskey glass with your bare hands: how would this have been done?
In Broken City, there's a scene where the character, Jack Valliant, breaks his whiskey glass by squeezing it with his bare hands. I'd first like to know if this is actually physically possible. Second …