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The film's dark, shadowy black-and-white film noir cinematography was the work of John F. Seitz. Wilder had worked with him several times before, and trusted his judgment, allowing him to make his own decisions. Seitz recalled asking Wilder what he required for the pet chimpanzee's funeral scene. Wilder replied, "you know, just your standard monkey funeral shot." For some interior shots, Seitz sprinkled dust in front of the camera before filming to suggest "mustiness," a trick he had also used for Double Indemnity (1944). Wilder was adamant that the corpse of Joe Gillis be seen from the bottom of the pool, but creating the effect was difficult. The camera was placed inside a specially made box and lowered underwater, but the result disappointed Wilder, who insisted on further experiments. The shot was finally achieved by placing a mirror on the bottom of the pool and filming Holden's reflection from above with the distorted image of the policemen standing around the pool and forming a backdrop. ----- Original Message ----- From: Posteropolis To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 1:00 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Sunset Blvd lobby card #2 - Swimming Pool! I had no idea about the mirror. I'd assumed they had an underwater camera in the pool! You learn something every day... Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: Neil Jaworski To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 3:17 PM Subject: Re: [MOPO] Sunset Blvd lobby card #2 - Swimming Pool! Great film, great card, great scene. And not only one of the iconic scenes in movie history, but one of the most ingenious (via filming a mirror that exactly fit the dimensions of the pool floor). I'd love more of that kind of American know-how in films these days, rather than yawny-boring CGI. N ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: peter contarino <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, 15 March 2012, 18:59 Subject: Re: [MOPO] Sunset Blvd lobby card #2 - Swimming Pool! Great Film. Great card. Great price! From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Posteropolis Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 2:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [MOPO] Sunset Blvd lobby card #2 - Swimming Pool! From one of the greatest films ever made, this lobby shows one of the best (and strangest) opening scenes in a movie EVER: A few of the LAPD's Finest fish Joe Gillis' (Bill Holden's) body out of Norma Desmond's (Gloria Swanson's) swimming pool. The only thing that could have beat it, in my mind, would be if they had printed a card showing the creepy monkey's funeral. But they didn't. Have a look: http://posteropolis.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=46_51&products_id=2811 $8 shipping to the US and Canada, insurance included. Thanks! Dave Posteropolis Vintage Movie Posters http://www.posteropolis.com/ Visit my Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/posteropolis Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 6962 (20120313) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
