X never marks the spot!

Posted by Fall Guy from pool0015.cvx19-bradley.dialup.earthlink.net on June 28, 2001 at 06:45:35:

In Reply to: X marks the spot....and then it disappears posted by India Jones on June 28, 2001 at 06:03:55:

The scene downstairs was filmed on location (Chisea Di San Barnaba, Venice). When Indy is up high and looks down at the floor he's on a set (Check out the faux bookcase behind him - it's pathetic.). He's also busting the floor on the set... Notice how the X changes its look. It looks different from top. Teh X is actually visible when Indy is back down from the stairs; it's just much less obvious.
As for digital F/X, they have been around for longer than that! The Last Starfighter (around '85) used a lot of computer-generated images.
CGI was used in LC as well. The Zeppelin was a digital matte, and Donovan's instant mummyfication was a digital composite. And there is something a bit fishy about those wanna-be Messerschmitt fighters (Swiss Pilatus), too.
Am I rambling? Must be the early morning hours.
FG
PS: Here are two pictures of the interior of that church in Venice. I hope it's the correct church...

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: I'm assuming some of you out there have caught this blooper in LC where Indy climbs up the stairs in the library, sees the big X (roman numeral 10) climbs back down and its not there anymore! What happened to it? Was it a digitally produced image? They didn't have those back then.
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Re: X never marks the spot! Thanks. I never noticed it when he's back down. I'll have to look closer. And I'm sure you meant Chiesa, right? (nm) 08:00:37 6/28/2001 (2)
- You are absolutely right. But it was really early in the morning! 08:06:03 6/28/2001 (1)
  - fingers....oops. Unfortunately, I don't have that excuse. Its early afternoon for me. Just butter 08:10:21 6/28/2001 (0)

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: The scene downstairs was filmed on location (Chisea Di San Barnaba, Venice). When Indy is up high and looks down at the floor he's on a set (Check out the faux bookcase behind him - it's pathetic.). He's also busting the floor on the set... Notice how the X changes its look. It looks different from top. Teh X is actually visible when Indy is back down from the stairs; it's just much less obvious.
: As for digital F/X, they have been around for longer than that! The Last Starfighter (around '85) used a lot of computer-generated images.
: CGI was used in LC as well. The Zeppelin was a digital matte, and Donovan's instant mummyfication was a digital composite. And there is something a bit fishy about those wanna-be Messerschmitt fighters (Swiss Pilatus), too. 
: Am I rambling? Must be the early morning hours.
: FG
: PS: Here are two pictures of the interior of that church in Venice. I hope it's the correct church...    
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