Possibly silly question about RENT movie
Possibly silly question about RENT movie
ThetaSigma99
Swing Joined: 11/20/05
#0Possibly silly question about RENT movie
Posted: 11/24/05 at 11:01amI just saw the RENT movie last night, and have a question that's been bugging me, even if it may be a silly question. In all the outdoor scenes, since it was meant to be the middle of winter, you can see everyone's breath when they sing. Does anyone know how this was achieved? Did they just make the cast act on a reeeeally cold set, or did they use some sort of CGI to add the breath later? My apologies if this has already been answered, but I searched and couldn't find an answer. Thanks! :)
#1re: Possibly silly question about RENT movie
Posted: 11/24/05 at 11:01amSome of that is real because they were in New York City. But it can be digitally added.
timote316
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/04
#2re: Possibly silly question about RENT movie
Posted: 11/24/05 at 11:02amI think it was CGI. Nice touch, but at times it just looked foolish.
#3re: Possibly silly question about RENT movie
Posted: 11/24/05 at 11:03am
The scenes were filmed in March. I might be wrong, but we had a rather chill March.
There were, however, some parts where it looked a little fake, so I dunno.
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#4re: Possibly silly question about RENT movie
Posted: 11/24/05 at 11:06amYes. They shot in New York in March and it was VERY cold.
#5re: Possibly silly question about RENT movie
Posted: 11/24/05 at 11:26amI'm pretty sure it was CGI...no matter how cold it was steam like that is really hard for the camera to pick up. Yea, sometimes it was just silly. During I Should Tell You they sould have phased it out or something....that was actually the only thing that bugged me about the movie, I loved it.
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#6re: Possibly silly question about RENT movie
Posted: 11/24/05 at 11:32amThe fake snow in ISTY bothered me. It just looked totally fake in Rosario's hair. But I loved that scene overall.
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#7re: Possibly silly question about RENT movie
Posted: 11/24/05 at 11:38amMe too! It didn't melt! It's like... foam. I had that stuff all over my coat and in my purse for DAYS.
#8re: Possibly silly question about RENT movie
Posted: 11/24/05 at 11:39am
Haha! We used it in a show a while ago...it got spread all over the school.
But yeah...in ISTY I was sitting there going "her hair's turning white...oh look...now they must've cut, because it's gone...oh look...it's back!"
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NJgirl
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#9re: Possibly silly question about RENT movie
Posted: 11/24/05 at 11:45am
glad im not the only one who was totally bugged by the fakeness of the winter's breathe...it bugged me bc you could so tell it was fake in a bunch of spots...
the fake snow didnt bother me as much...bc at least when they went back into the life cafe following ISTY...the snow seemed wet in their hair and more realistic.
kas
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#10re: Possibly silly question about RENT movie
Posted: 11/24/05 at 12:17pmthe fake snow was pretty bad.
greenegirl87
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/11/05
#11re: Possibly silly question about RENT movie
Posted: 11/24/05 at 12:18pmI too was bothered by the snow!!!! Even when they came back inside they weren't at all wet!!!
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#12re: Possibly silly question about RENT movie
Posted: 11/24/05 at 12:21pmAnd there was like a column of snow that they would walk into in ISTY. It was lightly snowing everywhere else but then there was this section of heavy snow! Weird.
jstabwaybabi
Understudy Joined: 8/5/05
#13re: Possibly silly question about RENT movie
Posted: 11/24/05 at 3:29pm
fake snow is just so...fake.
but never the less for what they had to work with...two thumbs up!
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#14re: Possibly silly question about RENT movie
Posted: 11/24/05 at 3:32pmhaha, I thought about the snow ALL throughout that song.
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#15re: Possibly silly question about RENT movie
Posted: 11/24/05 at 4:29pmDid anyone else think some of the flames in the "Rent" number looked CGI as well?
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#16re: Possibly silly question about RENT movie
Posted: 11/24/05 at 5:49pmHmm... I didn't realize the flames. The snow was obviously fake, but I did like the breath during the outdoor scenes.
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#17re: Possibly silly question about RENT movie
Posted: 11/24/05 at 6:09pmMost of the visible breath effects were real. They CGI'd in a few places to match - of course.
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BroadwayBaby315
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#18re: Possibly silly question about RENT movie
Posted: 11/24/05 at 7:01pmThe breath was effective in ICY but gradually got excessive obnoxious.
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#19re: Possibly silly question about RENT movie
Posted: 11/24/05 at 7:35pmi agree...you can barely notice it..in my opinion i think it looks normal..not over the top
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SweetQintheLights
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#20re: Possibly silly question about RENT movie
Posted: 11/24/05 at 11:38pm
In my mind I knew the snow was fake but I don't really think I payed much attention to it.
However, the breath thing bothered me. It was overdone- a lot.
It was like they were smoking; thats how much it looked that was coming out of their mouths. I think with their jackets and the basic atmosphere that we knew it was cold. I don't think the seeing of people's breaths were absolute necessary.
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Madame X
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#21re: Possibly silly question about RENT movie
Posted: 11/25/05 at 12:27amI love how they CGI the coldness, but leave the Metlife Building there (it should've been the Pan Am building). Awful/glaring miss by everyone involved...
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#22re: Possibly silly question about RENT movie
Posted: 11/25/05 at 1:57amroger was wet when he came back in. you can see where he wipes the snow that his shoulders are clearly wet.
dmb_rent
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#23re: Possibly silly question about RENT movie
Posted: 11/25/05 at 2:41am
I really don't see how the breath was annoying for anyone, because I've read that from a few people already. I thought it was a nice touch, and didn't look fake to me. It just added to that cold weather feel, I dunno.
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