<![CDATA[How was that last shot filmed?]]>Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Gulliver's Travels

Stuart Gardner — 18 years ago(May 03, 2007 09:23 AM)

There are many amazing shots in the production, but the very last blows me away. I'm perplexed at how it was done.
It starts with a tight group shot of Gulliver, his wife and child as they walk on the hill. The camera moves around and away from them extremely gracefully, widening out and continuing to circle around and away from them until they are a small dot on the gorgeous landscape. It's one of the most beautiful camera moves I've ever seen.
I'm sure a lot of CGI is used here; it's far too smooth to be a helicopter shot, but just exactly how was this done? I'd love to hear an accurate, detailed explanation.
It's also an extraordinarily moving finale. The grandeur of the shot coupled with the speech Danson reads and his delivery of it leaves me breathless.

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The first frames of the embrace rock up and down slightly - it shows that the whole scene was shot from a helicopter in one unbroken take.
The scene seems to pay homage to Paul Nash paintings like Landscape from a Dream
http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?cgroupid=999999961&workid= 10544&searchid=9548
, anyone else think so? Surrealist art is certainly appropriate for GT.
I agrre with you all, it is certainly a superb movie.

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I'm so glad you feel as I do.
I do hope to hear a director's commentary some day, or a description by someone involved describing how the final shot was accomplished.

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I couldn't agree more. Perhaps one of the best endings to any movie (which is particularly remarkable given it was made for TV). The scenery and his words really are quite breathtaking.

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Agreed, this movie rockzorz
Remember the 7 mittens!

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