There are hundreds of instances where a hanging miniature has been used. This is a very old device and when produced correctly it is almost completely undetectable. The chariot race in the 1925 version of Ben-Hur is a good example. Only a very careful examination will reveal that above the wall surrounding the stadium and the first rows of bleachers, there hangs a miniature with moving 'puppet' people that can rise and fall with the human extras. Another cost saving effect was that of 'flopping' the negative so that only one side of the stadium miniature was built. The main reason for using a miniature in this way is that, unlike a painting, the light on the built set will always be the same as that on the miniature, making it possible to shoot in a variety of different 'lights' during the day.
hanging, miniature, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, december, 2009, learn, when, r. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Hanging miniature news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Hanging miniature is an in camera special effect similar to a matte shot where a model rather than a painting is placed in the foreground and the action takes place in the background It is thus a specific form of forced perspective Description editThere are hundreds of instances where a hanging miniature has been used This is a very old device and when produced correctly it is almost completely undetectable The chariot race in the 1925 version of Ben Hur is a good example Only a very careful examination will reveal that above the wall surrounding the stadium and the first rows of bleachers there hangs a miniature with moving puppet people that can rise and fall with the human extras Another cost saving effect was that of flopping the negative so that only one side of the stadium miniature was built The main reason for using a miniature in this way is that unlike a painting the light on the built set will always be the same as that on the miniature making it possible to shoot in a variety of different lights during the day See also editShot filmmaking Filmmaking nbsp This filmmaking article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hanging miniature amp oldid 1138180342, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
