Greatest dancer.. ever

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Arnoldo:

You constantly amaze me! :)

(I just had to say that!)


Kirby
 
This is how it was done:

For the scene in question, M-G-M built a full-scale room (comprising a floor, a ceiling and three walls) that could rotate around a horizontal axis. While Astaire danced inside it, the whole room turned; and the camera turned with it, because the camera was firmly attached to the room's floor. One aspect of M-G-M's elegant illusion, then, was not an illusion at all. The room really was stationary with respect to the camera, because -- with respect to the rest of the world -- the room and the camera were rotating together.

Full story here: http://www.textbookleague.org/42fred.htm
 
I had this debate in another DJ forum with an older DJ than myself and I have to say its like comparing Hank the Babe and Barry Bonds. Fred Astaire didnt need to lighten his skin or have major cosmetic surgery though he did wear plenty of makeup. Who knows what heights he might have reached if he had had such luxury.
 
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