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Post by WarrenPeace on Aug 10, 2017 19:45:40 GMT
When they show the straight on shot of the driver and he and others in the car are talking as opposed to a car chase.
Watch the driver and the steering wheel and watch how he is constantly moving it back and forth and the car stays perfectly straight.
And if you can, watch the background through the rear window which also stays steady.
Amazing how those cars somehow know not to turn, isn't it?
In real life when we drive along a straight stretch we are not jerking the wheel like that.
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Post by Spleen on Aug 10, 2017 21:17:37 GMT
Even I notice this, and I don't drive.
The thing that bothers me more, though, is the way the driver is always looking away from the road and looking at the person he or she is talking to. Real drivers don't do this, not in my experience. And it is a source of needless tension each time it happens on screen. Usually, the scene is meant to be a casual one, and I don't think we're meant to be internally screaming at the character: "Look at the road! Look at the goddamned road! You're gonna crash!" - but I, at least, am. And occasionally, in some movies, they do crash, and we think: "Oh - so this time, it was relevant."
The problem is we're never sure when this looking away from the road is meant to be a source of suspense, or at least a cue that something bad is about to happen, and when it's meant to be an everyone-does-it convention we're supposed to simply ignore.
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Post by vegalyra on Aug 10, 2017 21:53:43 GMT
I agree with your post, especially with regards to modern cars but in the old days cars tended to drift a bit from left to right especially with the old way over boosted power steering systems they had back then couple with bias ply tires and uneven road surfaces, especially in the 1950's - 1970's. You pretty much had to move the steering wheel a bit to keep the car "on center". With the advent of radial tires and properly designed suspension systems cars stayed on center a lot more easily. Of course, all those Hollywood types might just be driving cars with really worn out ball joints and idler/pitman arms... haha
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Post by WarrenPeace on Aug 10, 2017 22:09:59 GMT
Even I notice this, and I don't drive. The thing that bothers me more, though, is the way the driver is always looking away from the road and looking at the person he or she is talking to. Real drivers don't do this, not in my experience. And it is a source of needless tension each time it happens on screen. Usually, the scene is meant to be a casual one, and I don't think we're meant to be internally screaming at the character: "Look at the road! Look at the goddamned road! You're gonna crash!" - but I, at least, am. And occasionally, in some movies, they do crash, and we think: "Oh - so this time, it was relevant." The problem is we're never sure when this looking away from the road is meant to be a source of suspense, or at least a cue that something bad is about to happen, and when it's meant to be an everyone-does-it convention we're supposed to simply ignore. Yeah, that also drives me nuts with them looking at the one(s) they are talking to instead at the road. Another pet peeve of mine, and this is big time which I really hate and I'm seeing it more frequently, is when they have a high speed chase and the lead car then goes against traffic on a one way street and ALL the oncoming drivers of cars are all of a sudden psychic to get out of the way and there is never even a side swipe. Yeah right. Let's see if that happens in real life. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2017 0:05:32 GMT
There was some guy, I think it was an 80s movie, he was looking at the road 5% of the time. I don't think he was even pretending to drive, it was so ridiculous.
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Post by sdrew13163 on Aug 11, 2017 0:33:40 GMT
I notice it more in sitcoms, but it's definitely present in movies.
It has always gotten on my nerves.
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Aug 30, 2017 20:45:47 GMT
What I notice in car scenes in movies the most is how long they take their eyes off the road, especially when in conversation. If people really did that all the time there'd be so many deaths!
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Post by moviemouth on Aug 30, 2017 21:32:33 GMT
Yes and it is annoying but it is obviously it's done for a reason.
I assume to give the feeling that the driver is actually driving. In many movies (older movies especially) the car is just standing still in a studio with a moving background.
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Post by vegalyra on Sept 2, 2017 20:15:32 GMT
You'll get a kick out of this.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 3, 2017 2:13:09 GMT
I think this just happens in older films though, because the cars are old, and that's just how they handle. If you look at a video of jay leno's garage and he's driving an old beater, you see him moving the steering wheel the exact same way that they did in movies.
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Post by Nora on Sept 3, 2017 2:21:19 GMT
When they show the straight on shot of the driver and he and others in the car are talking as opposed to a car chase. Watch the driver and the steering wheel and watch how he is constantly moving it back and forth and the car stays perfectly straight. And if you can, watch the background through the rear window which also stays steady. Amazing how those cars somehow know not to turn, isn't it? In real life when we drive along a straight stretch we are not jerking the wheel like that. yeah it bugs me to no end. if i ever make a movie with someone driving, they are gonna HOLD THE WHEEL STRAIGHT like a normal person! |
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Post by Nora on Sept 3, 2017 2:22:10 GMT
I think this just happens in older films though, because the cars are old, and that's just how they handle. If you look at a video of jay leno's garage and he's driving an old beater, you see him moving the steering wheel the exact same way that they did in movies. it happens mostly in studio-set productions. it seems to me. Even in modern sitcoms they do that. Watch BBT and anyone driving there. Its one of my pet peeves I presume. Annoys me very much. |
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Post by WarrenPeace on Sept 3, 2017 2:43:04 GMT
You'll get a kick out of this. Yes, thank you! Big fan of Airplane! and the team that made it. This scene has a punchline that always puzzled me because we don't hear the set up. "Keep him at 24,000." Beat. "No, feet!" What did the person say at the other end? Inches? |
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Post by bondfan90 on Sept 3, 2017 2:57:14 GMT
Reading this thread reminded me of this.
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