Sunday, May 27, 2012

A Voyage to the Moon (1902)

This is one not seen for its acting (heavens, no) or its story (practicable, but not notable) but it is most interestingly seen with the eyes of someone wondering how they pulled off what they did. Your mind constantly reels from wondering what parts are models, paintings, cardboard or wooden props and how they decided, ultimately to use what they used.

The production is also extravagant with up to 40 or so people in shot - and in costume - at any one time. The spectacle of what you're seeing is more interesting - surpassing even so - than what you're supposed to be experiencing.

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