How was this shot in Contact (1997) really made?
How was this shot in Contact (1997) really made?
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The Impossible Mirror Scene from Contact (1997)
The Impossible Mirror Scene from Contact (1997)
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1997's Contact scene is still one of the most puzzling visual effects ever seen in a movie…😱 ------------- http://www.sinemia.com/montly-movie-ticket-plans Monthly Movie Ticket Plans | Sinemia
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@cineatomy Ever wondered how the filmmakers pulled off this iconic mirror scene in Contact (1997)?🎬✨ First, they filmed the girl (Ellie played by Jena Malone) running down the hallway with a camera in front of her. When she reached out for the bathroom cabinet, they switched to a separate shot where Ellie was filmed from the side, facing what would later appear to be the mirror. However instead of a real mirror, they used a blue screen in place of it. Then, in post-production, they took the foo
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@cineatomy Ever wondered how the filmmakers pulled off this iconic mirror scene in Contact (1997)?🎬✨ First, they filmed the girl (Ellie played by Jena Malone) running down the hallway with a camera in front of her. When she reached out for the bathroom cabinet, they switched to a separate shot where Ellie was filmed from the side, facing what would later appear to be the mirror. However instead of a real mirror, they used a blue screen in place of it. Then, in post-production, they took the foo
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Do you remember the classic scene of the girl running into the mirror from the 1997 movie Contact?
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Do you remember the classic scene of the girl running into the mirror from the 1997 movie Contact?
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🪞 The Mirror Scene That Blew Everyone’s Mind — Contact (1997)
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How was the staggering mirror shot achieved in 'Contact'?
How was the staggering mirror shot achieved in 'Contact'?
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Explaining on Instagram: "The famous mirror scene in Contact (1997*) is a masterful example of how cinematic technique can transform a simple sequence into something emotionally powerful and visually disorienting. Directed by Robert Zemeckis and with visual effects supervision by Ken Ralston of Sony Pictures Imageworks, the moment when young Ellie desperately runs to get her father’s medicine is considered one of the most ingenious camera tricks in film history. At first glance, it appears to be
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Everything Horror 👻 on Instagram: "I could watch the mirror scene from ‘Contact’ (1997) a thousand times, but it will never cease to amaze me. One of the most impressive visual tricks ever seen on a movie screen. #contact #horror #horrormovies"
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Space of Cinema on Instagram: "Cinematographer Don Burgess explained how the famous mirror scene in Contact was actually done. What looks like a camera moving through a mirror is really one continuous Steadicam shot. There is no mirror. The set was built to create the illusion of a reflection, including a staircase that was physically flipped so the trick begins well before the bathroom scene. The slow motion in the hallway was not added in post. The camera speed was ramped live during the shot
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One of the most perfectly executed shots in cinema.|🎬: Contact (1997)|
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