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Zero-G in "In the Beginning"?

mambo_mordenmambo_morden Earthforce Officer
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I was watching "In the Beginning" again last night, and noticed that during Sheridan's battle with the Black Star there is a shot where he lets go of whatever he was holding and it floats away. Does anyone know if that was an actual zero-g shot or some effect done in the studio? I was under the impression that it's expensive to film zero-g - as it's usually done in a Nasa KC135 (aka Vomit Comet), as that's how (I believe) they filmed Apollo 13. Anyways, if anyone knows please post!

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  • A2597A2597 Fanboy
    they used place holder objects tied up with wire, the played with CGI to make it look right..

    if ya don't believe me, find the bloopers. [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]

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  • RicobirchRicobirch Ranger
    well they did a hell of a job cause it had me believing he was in zero g.

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  • LightNZLightNZ Ranger
    yeah, I imagine it's a hard thing to show during a tv series (I always wish invonava had had her hair loose in a shuttle so i could see it fly up haha). I was impressed by the it in ITB as well [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/smile.gif[/img]
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    A#s is right.
    As for Apollo 13: Yes, that was filmed in the vomit comet. If you watch it you can see that all the takes are really really short.

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  • mambo_mordenmambo_morden Earthforce Officer
    It was my understanding they had the Nasa kc135 tied up for Apollo 13 for at least 6 months with filming. Can't imagine how much that costs!
  • samuelksamuelk The Unstoppable Mr. 'K'
    [quote]Originally posted by mambo_morden:
    [b]It was my understanding they had the Nasa kc135 tied up for Apollo 13 for at least 6 months with filming. Can't imagine how much that costs![/b][/quote]

    That's not quite true.

    The crew of [i]Apollo 13[/i] flew somewhere between 500 and 600 parabolic arcs (multiple arcs per flight) in the Vomit Comet. But it only took (coincidentally) 13 days to do so.

    [This message has been edited by samuelk (edited 02-05-2003).]
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