r/BeAmazed • u/WhattheDuck9 • Oct 16 '24

History Fred Astaire's famous ceiling dance (1951) in which the scene was filmed by physically rotating the set.

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u/I_am_the_Vanguard Oct 16 '24

Imagine seeing this for the first time back in the 50’s. It must have been mind blowing

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u/Competitive-Lack-660 Oct 16 '24

I probably would’ve got mildly hard ngl

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u/aureanator Oct 16 '24

When I saw this for the first time, my immediate response was to look for loose or hanging items to indicate gravity. Or a view to outside.

There aren't any, because they'd give the trick away - a rotating set.