Colin Rich Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 There's a scene in "La Haine" where the Vincent Cassel character is doing a Travis Bickle impersonation in front of a mirror. The camera starts out nearly directly behind him, and he is seemingly blocking where we would see the camera's reflection in the mirror. Then, he bends over for a moment and the camera dollies past him, staring (nearly) straight into the mirror, yet only Vinz's reflection is visible. It's a fairly wide lens, so I would think you *should* be able to see the camera. Here's a crude link: Any idea how this shot was done (and I believe there's a similar shot in "Jarhead," too)? Thanks, Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serge Teulon Posted October 16, 2008 Share Posted October 16, 2008 You could always ask R Deakins for a concise answer on what he did in Jarhead. www.rogerdeakins.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Jason Debus Posted October 16, 2008 Premium Member Share Posted October 16, 2008 That's a great scene. There is no mirror. Vincent Cassel is on the reflection side of the 'mirror', the first person you see is a double. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram Shani Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 this is great trick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Rich Posted October 17, 2008 Author Share Posted October 17, 2008 That's a great scene. There is no mirror. Vincent Cassel is on the reflection side of the 'mirror', the first person you see is a double. Haha. The most simplistic solution is frequently the best one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Bowerbank Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Yeah, if you look closely, the first time he throws his hand up and points his fingers like a gun, they're just barely out of sync. You wouldn't notice it unless you were looking for it. But a very memorable scene. I remember seeing this film for the first time years ago, and I was immediately taken in, loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Dubrovskiy Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mihai Bodea Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 there are many other interesting tricks there. I kept wondering about one where you can clearly see a character rolling a cigar in close-up, in focus, and you still see La Tour Eiffel, with lights on, in the far background; and I could not detect any split focus effects. most of all I was impressed by the poster at the beginning, with the Earth on it, that you later see on the streets to. something else would be the use of color negative to produce such a pleasing BW image; and I can't imagine what process the used. I kept thinking about the "La Haine" few years ago, when the riots in Paris broke out. You can't get any better than this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredoparra Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 its dont in after effects, the clip is cut when he ducks down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
World Wide Wes Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 You can see the items on the shelf in front of the "mirror", they're just a bit off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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