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Re: Rendezvous
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Thu, 11 November 2004 00:42
 
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There is no doubt that the footage is totally legit, but as I mentioned earlier it isn't doing insane speeds and the sound does not match with the situations in the footage. See below for a few calculations someone has done:
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Summary: Sorry, no racing speeds in this movie!
Lelouche's "Rendezvous" movie is IMHO an overrated joke.
I watched an AVI, and figured out the timed needed to drive down the Champs Elysees from Arc de Triomphe (timecode 1:32) to Place de la Concorde (2:48): about 70 seconds in a straight line. By measuring the distance on a map of Paris (about 2000m), you'll get the average speed: about 64 mph or 102 km/h, AFAIR.
Certainly not a Ferrari at full speed, but probably an ordinary car driven somewhat faster than allowed.
In twistier parts of the city, the sound often goes through all gears into 5th, while the visual speeds don't change much. For example at around 05:40, when he is forced to pass a parked truck slowly. It's hard to believe that people get fooled by that.
At the beginning, it is stated that "the film was produced without photographic tricks nor changes in camera speed". That is IMHO true. The film is right, but the sound is fake.
IMHO, everyone could produce such a flick by recording a normal trip through the village on video, and then adding some exciting sounds generated by a computer racing game.
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No doubt it was quick trip through Paris, I mean shit sometimes 40km/h can feel quick in the city when it's busy and people are scrambling off the road.
As I said, great footage, but it's not quite what it seems.
The V8s look pretty quick I reckon and would be insanely quick if you were in the car.
Here are some more points to think about next time you watch it:
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although I don't have any 'proof' per se. If you watch it enough times, you'll hear/see that the sound is dubbed (badly) - LeLouch way overdid the tire squeals - they turn up where there shouldn't be any (even on old, hard Michelins like mine). There are at least two places where he started dubbing in a new section of engine sounds before the previous one was completely cut off - they overlap. Finally, if you keep track of the gears, there are a couple of sections where (because of the dubbing)he downshifts through more gears than he has.
I have no doubt that LeLouch drove his ass off - he runs 23 red lights - and did it quickly (the camera pointing at the sky and then at the ground indicating some serious acceleration and braking for a car that was pretty tightly sprung), but I think it's pretty obvious that the sound is dubbed.
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There are other points like this, but I think you get the idea. Take note of the above points, watch it again and you will see for yourself.
Cheers.
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draven | Wed, 10 November 2004 07:08 |
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ke382TG | Thu, 11 November 2004 00:42 |
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mynameisrodney | Thu, 11 November 2004 05:32 |
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bathurst-91 | Thu, 11 November 2004 05:38 |
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