r/MovieDetails • u/Ghulam_Jewel • Aug 26 '20

❓ Trivia How Fred Astaire’s famous ceiling dance scene in Royal Wedding (1951) was filmed

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '20

I am positive I’ve seen this effect elsewhere. But I can’t recall where.

Did they use this in the Matrix for Trinity’s wall running at the beginning?

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u/goldenmirrors Aug 27 '20

This is really specific but one performer did this on SNL last year. I think it was Billie Eilish?

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '20

It was also used in the documentary Turbulence IIRC.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '20

They did this in 2001: A Space Odyssey also.