Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]In a message dated 6/26/02 2:25:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time, icommag@toad.net writes: > B.D., you have the title wrong, the movie is called 'Wind.' I spent two > weeks with the film crew in Newport while they were there filmming in 1991. > The movie never amounted to much at the box office. The director was Carroll > Ballard, who previously had directed 'The Black Stallion' the Director of > Photography was John Toll who went on to win back-to-back Oscars for 'The > Legend of the Fall' and 'Braveheart' Strange how things can happen in > Hollywood. The money for 'Wind' came from some Japanese business men who > where 'Cup' nuts and thought a feature movie should be made, so they blew > about 20 million. > > The movie was shot entirely with two prototype Aaton 35mm hand held cameras > (one of them was dropped overboard in 100 feet of salt water, recovered and > in operation again two days later). > > All of the scenes where spray was coming over the bow was shot with a > strange contraption that blew wind at the lenses to deflect the spray. > > For some reason I was the only still photographer allowed on the set. I had > photos published in many magazines. I used five Nikon Fs, I had an M2 with > me but never used it (OT). > > Probably the most fun shoot I ever had. > > sl I LOVE this list!! Seth LaK 9 - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html