Grand Prix was definately not filmed in 3 strip cinerama but in
65mm.True cinerama was shown on a 145 degree screen and only single
strip cinemas generally had a lesser curved 120 degree screen. The
effect was not as stimulating on the lesser curved screen. Split
screen cinemaphotography has been around since the birth of cinema and
did not start with grand prix. Yes,I saw grand prix in cinerama in
Hawaii,New Zealand,new york,chicago,and san francisco.
> |
> | >Hey, just sitting here watching Grand Prix. Just a gew questions...
> | >
> | >Was the movie shot during the GP? If so, were some of the shots
like
> | >the helicopter view in Monaco and the overhead shots from Spa real
> | >coverage? To me the incar shots looked too slow. I mean, the cars
were
> | >going through the Kink in Spa without having to lift at all.
> |
> | Parts of the film were shot during during GP weekends, mostly
backround
> and
> | crowd shots. All of the in-car and car to car shots were setup shots
> filmed
> | with cast-off F1 cars and rebodied F2 chassis. Garner did much of
his own
> | driving, much to the dismay of his insurance company, while Brian
Bedford
> | was terribly afraid of the cars. The majority of his in-car shots
were
> done
> | by towing the car around a circuit behind a camera truck or with a
stunt
> | driver, notice he always drove with his face covered, it could have
been
> | anyone in his car<g>.
> |
> | >And what was the deal with Gragham Hill? Was that just a look alike
> | >that played him or was it him. The chap hadn't said a word all
movie.
> | >At least I think it was suposed to be Hill, from the mustache and
some
> | >photos I have seen of him.
> |
> | Not only is Graham Hill in the film but there are many other GP
drivers of
> | the era sprinkled throughout the picture. A partial list includes,
Phil
> | Hill, Amon, Bandini, Beltois, Bondurandt, Bonnier, Brabham, Fangio,
> Farina,
> | Gurney, Ginther, Hulme, Farina, Ligier, Rindt, McLaren, Parkes,
Pillete,
> | Revson, Scarfiotti, Schlesser and Siffert.
> |
> |
> | >Anyway, the dang movie got me e***d about GPL again. Recently I
have
> | >abandoned it a bit since GSB wont work for me no matter what I try.
> | >Plus my TM Spring has gone to the dogs. It jumps all over the place
> | >when I move it just a tad. GP will probably make me want to race
> | >enough to shell out for a TSW> Well, maybe I am not that crazy, but
> | >what are some of the recommendations for a wheel? I am thinking
one in
> | >the $100-150 range. What I am looking for, first and foremost, is
> | >precision. The more precise the better. But FF wouldnt hurt either.
> | >Any recommendations?
> |
> | I have to recommend the Logitech wheel only because I've used one
daily
> for
> | a year now with absolutely no problems. I have replaced the pedals
and no
> | longer use the Profiler software from Logitech. I stopped using the
> profiler
> | last weekend and won 3 races in a row at Monza against the AI cars,
> | something I've never been able to do with GPL. Even after using
DXTweak to
> | eliminate the the Windows deadzone, I found that there was still
some
> | vagueness in the steering with the Profiler enabled. As soon as I
shut it
> | off, the little bit of sloppiness in the steering was eliminated
and I was
> | finally able to feel the car and place it where I wanted it to be
on the
> | track. I've dropped my PBLs by at least a full second at each track
I've
> | visited this week<g>.
> |
> | Good luck with which ever wheel you decide to get and keep
practicing!
> |
> | don
> |
> | [|]-(_)-[|]
> |
> |
> |
> |
Before you buy.