Characters that disappear in movie crowds - Blu-ray Forum

NARMAK · 07-27-2016, 10:19 PM

Ok, I'm curious and tbh, Google didn't give me results I needed. Possibly because I didn't search what I should have due to not knowing the correct term.

So how do movies make it look like a character just disappears into thin air? One moment they're there in a crowd and then gone. Yet the crowd shot is continuous and the character still disappears. I witnessed it in Knight and Day and got me curious even after pausing and re-watching a few times.

The Debts · 07-27-2016, 10:23 PM

Impossible · 07-27-2016, 10:38 PM

The entire cast of Godspell in the final shot of the film.

dgoswald · 07-27-2016, 10:40 PM

It has to be editing. Or the actor ducking out of shot.

NARMAK · 07-27-2016, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by dgoswald

It has to be editing. Or the actor ducking out of shot.

I'm pretty sure it's a snazzy edit but I'm curious as to what technique they're using. Looks like a two frame to possible three spliced together. Anybody with more film making knowledge know?

aiman04 · 07-27-2016, 11:22 PM

I don't have the film, but that's interesting. I've only seen Knight and Day once in theater (I remember I enjoyed it). Is it an impossibly long single sequence? If so they might use some editing tricks to splice several takes together.

imsounoriginal · 07-27-2016, 11:24 PM

See jee eye

JeffTheMovieGuy · 07-28-2016, 01:17 PM

Starts @8:00

Might not be a movie but it's a perfect representation of the disappearing into crowd trope

Leonidas King · 07-28-2016, 01:48 PM

How about how to terribly disappear?

RekLess · 07-28-2016, 10:09 PM

I just assume that they have a professional magician, like Copperfield or Penn Jillette, on set to execute a trick like that.

Agent Bond · 07-28-2016, 10:40 PM

I forgot what movie it was. I think it was "In The Line Of Fire", the bad guy does the "Vehicle Vanish" cliche during a chase scene when a bus passes by him, but you can see his feet under the bus running along with it.

Morsoth · 07-29-2016, 12:32 AM

My favorite one is still Captain Ron at the end of the movie!

Samus Aran · 07-29-2016, 12:54 AM

How about like this?

Michael24 · 07-29-2016, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Samus Aran

How about like this?

[Show spoiler]

LOL!! If you look very closely, though, you can tell she's walking behind the girl. She turns to walk at the same time the lady passes in front of her and right beneath that woman's arm you can just make out her jeans walking alongside her. Watched at regular speed, though, it's pretty funny.

Leonidas King · 07-29-2016, 01:12 AM

She pulled a Matt Damon from The Bourne Identity. You can still see a bit of her clothes.

07-27-2016, 10:19 PM	#1
NARMAK Blu-ray Prince Member since:Feb 2007 Location:United Kingdom Blu-ray collection:141 Trading Score:18	Characters that disappear in movie crowds Ok, I'm curious and tbh, Google didn't give me results I needed. Possibly because I didn't search what I should have due to not knowing the correct term. So how do movies make it look like a character just disappears into thin air? One moment they're there in a crowd and then gone. Yet the crowd shot is continuous and the character still disappears. I witnessed it in Knight and Day and got me curious even after pausing and re-watching a few times.

07-27-2016, 10:38 PM	#3
Impossible Banned Member since:Mar 2010 Blu-ray reviews:3	The entire cast of Godspell in the final shot of the film.

07-27-2016, 10:40 PM	#4
dgoswald Blu-ray Knight Member since:May 2015 Location:Erath Blu-ray collection:61	It has to be editing. Or the actor ducking out of shot.

07-27-2016, 11:22 PM	#6
aiman04 Blu-ray Champion Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Malaysia Home Theater Gallery:9	I don't have the film, but that's interesting. I've only seen Knight and Day once in theater (I remember I enjoyed it). Is it an impossibly long single sequence? If so they might use some editing tricks to splice several takes together.

07-27-2016, 11:24 PM	#7
imsounoriginal Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:NYC 4K collection:320 Blu-ray collection:946 DVD collection:70 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:59	See jee eye

07-28-2016, 10:09 PM	#10
RekLess Active Member Top contributor Member since:Nov 2011 Blu-ray collection:534 DVD collection:6 Trading Score:15	I just assume that they have a professional magician, like Copperfield or Penn Jillette, on set to execute a trick like that.

07-28-2016, 10:40 PM	#11
Agent Bond Blu-ray Champion Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Las Vegas, Nevada Blu-ray collection:227 DVD collection:33 Trading Score:3	I forgot what movie it was. I think it was "In The Line Of Fire", the bad guy does the "Vehicle Vanish" cliche during a chase scene when a bus passes by him, but you can see his feet under the bus running along with it.

07-29-2016, 12:32 AM	#12
Morsoth Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Oct 2010 Blu-ray collection:- DVD collection:-	My favorite one is still Captain Ron at the end of the movie!

07-29-2016, 01:12 AM	#15
Leonidas King Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Mar 2010 Location:Sparta, Laconia - GRC Home Theater Gallery:17 4K collection:657 Blu-ray collection:2628 Blu-ray reviews: 34 Trading Score:250	She pulled a Matt Damon from The Bourne Identity. You can still see a bit of her clothes.

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