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The article is missing one of the best futurescape shots in the whole movie! http://i.imgur.com/6W5InkH.jpg http://i.imgur.com/6W5InkH.jpg That image is only

The article is missing one of the best futurescape shots in the whole movie! http://i.imgur.com/6W5InkH.jpg http://i.imgur.com/6W5InkH.jpg That image is only on screen for like 2 seconds, but it tells a whole story and really pulled me into the film. The first half you're deep in the city, and then finally when you get to see it from afar, it seems like a whole real city instead of the few locales they shot. Also makes it feel like a continuity of our future instead of some random alien drama.

rainingmonkey 6mo ago
Imgur is blocked in the UK, and last I checked blocked connections from VPNs too. Which scene are you referring to?
- ModernMech 6mo ago
  Try this one? http://www.vfxhq.com/1997/stills/fifth/welcome.jpg http://www.vfxhq.com/1997/stills/fifth/welcome.jpg It's the wide shot of NYC after they leave the spaceport.
  - justinclift 6mo ago
    Probably not a good example. That one seems to be very low resolution unless I'm doing something wrong.
    - ModernMech 6mo ago
      There's another higher resolution one in the thread. If that one is blocked as well there's always reverse image search.
- msephton 6mo ago
  Works in Opera with its built-in VPN.
nntwozz 6mo ago
That's amazing, you always see flooded cities in the future this is out of the box thinking.
Jordan-117 6mo ago
My post! :) Imgur might be vastly underselling the richness of the image, depending on your browser/device. Definitely check out the full 4K version if you're only seeing a thumbnail on that page: http://web.archive.org/web/20161007133354if_/http://digitaldomain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/The_Fifth_Element_04.jpg http://web.archive.org/web/20161007133354if_/http://digitald...
gwern 6mo ago
But is the cinematography there of any interest? Why would OP include it? They're talking about the hard shots, like the exploding spaceship where they need to find a spot in the desert to shoot dozens of mortars at it, or the crazy blue paint needing special UV light exposures to render just right. That looks like... a matte painting? A nice matte painting, sure, important for worldbuilding. But just that.
- ModernMech 6mo ago
  You're probably right that the shot isn't of interest to American Cinematographer magazine, which is why it's not included. I still think it's the best futurescape shot in the movie, serving to tie the rest of the first half together nicely.

rainingmonkey 6mo ago

Imgur is blocked in the UK, and last I checked blocked connections from VPNs too. Which scene are you referring to?

ModernMech 6mo ago
Try this one? http://www.vfxhq.com/1997/stills/fifth/welcome.jpg http://www.vfxhq.com/1997/stills/fifth/welcome.jpg It's the wide shot of NYC after they leave the spaceport.
- justinclift 6mo ago
  Probably not a good example. That one seems to be very low resolution unless I'm doing something wrong.
  - ModernMech 6mo ago
    There's another higher resolution one in the thread. If that one is blocked as well there's always reverse image search.
msephton 6mo ago
Works in Opera with its built-in VPN.

nntwozz 6mo ago

That's amazing, you always see flooded cities in the future this is out of the box thinking.

Jordan-117 6mo ago

My post! :) Imgur might be vastly underselling the richness of the image, depending on your browser/device. Definitely check out the full 4K version if you're only seeing a thumbnail on that page: http://web.archive.org/web/20161007133354if_/http://digitaldomain.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/The_Fifth_Element_04.jpg http://web.archive.org/web/20161007133354if_/http://digitald...

gwern 6mo ago

But is the cinematography there of any interest? Why would OP include it? They're talking about the hard shots, like the exploding spaceship where they need to find a spot in the desert to shoot dozens of mortars at it, or the crazy blue paint needing special UV light exposures to render just right. That looks like... a matte painting? A nice matte painting, sure, important for worldbuilding. But just that.

ModernMech 6mo ago
You're probably right that the shot isn't of interest to American Cinematographer magazine, which is why it's not included. I still think it's the best futurescape shot in the movie, serving to tie the rest of the first half together nicely.