And now for part 2 of the Cinefex article.
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Two-Face sets the
helicopter, with Batman aboard, on a collision course with Lady
Gotham. A large-scale model of the statue is readied for a shot of
the fiery crash.
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Effects crew members
add last-minute detailing to one of several fiberglass heads built to
accommodate multiple takes. Breakaway sections in the cheek were
rigged to shatter when struck by the helicopter's spinning rotors.
Upon filming, however, the crew discovered that the blades‘ cutting
into the head caused the statue to buckle and warp, requiring a
digital fix by PDI.
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As with the billboard
effect, the miniature helicopter is tail-mounted on a rod prior to
being pushed into the statue to simulate the collision.
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For an establishing
fly- through over Gotham and into the headquarters of Wayne
Enterprises, Warner Brothers Imaging Technology produced a wholly
computer generated three-dimensional cityscape, complete
with detailed skyscrapers and statuary.
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Wayne Enterprises plant
manager Fred Stickley (Ed Begley, Jr.) becomes an unwilling test
subject for the Riddler's prototype invention — a television
adapter that transforms video images into 3-D holograms while
surreptitiously sapping brain waves. For a shot of three-dimensional
fish emerging from a television
screen, Composite Image Systems digitally extracted the fish from
bluescreen tank photography and matted
them into space. Color shifts and other surface treatments were added
to link the fish with the video environment and simulate the signal
beam breaking up.
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The batmobile —
altered from previous incarnations to include a more streamlined
body, with sleek wings running down the canopy and rear fenders —
was built full-scale and as a miniature by TFX. To promote the
illusion of intense engine firepower, both miniature and life-size
versions of the car were equipped with propane burners for spewing
flame as the batmobile fires up to maximum power. Modelmaker Paul
Ozzimo sculpts the body of a sixth-scale miniature used in several
key scenes.
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Crew member David
Beasley adds fuel to the model flame-car in preparation for a shot of
the vehicle doing a wheelie down an alleyway.
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Pursued by Two-Face and
his cohorts, Batman escapes by deploying a grappling hook and cable
and driving his batmobile straight up the side of a building. The
shot was accomplished in miniature using the TFX sixth-scale vehicle
on a like-scaled alleyway set built by Grant McCune Design.
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