A Classic!

Daniel Prates · 05-10-11, 08:45 AM

Oh yeah... 'das boot'... you know, wolfgan petersen had an entire, true-to-scale, 99% precise model of a type VII, in which the film was shot? The idea was to make the actors feel as cramped as the actual u-boat crews felt. And it shows! The model had special gearing to reproduce splashing and everything. THey could hardly fit the cameras in there. I've seen a 'making of' of this movie and the making of is as great as the movie itself.

And yeah, you're right. According to Mr. Wiki, again, an actual sub was only used for exterior shots.

"The USS Redfish was used for many of the exterior pictures"

Daniel Prates · 05-10-11, 02:11 PM

I have to insist a bit on the subject. Lookie, lookie, pictures of the mockup used in the film (das boot):

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Daniel Prates · 05-10-11, 02:13 PM

According to wikipedia's notes on production of das boot:

"The interior U-boat mock-up was mounted five metres off the floor and was shaken, rocked, and tilted up to 45 degrees by means of a hydraulic apparatus, and was vigorously shaken to simulate depth charge attacks. Petersen was admittedly obsessive about the structural detail of the U-boat set, remarking that "every screw" in the set was an authentic facsimile of the kind used in a World War II U-boat. In this he was considerably assisted by the numerous photographs Lothar-Günther Buchheim taken during his own voyage on the historical U-96, some of which had been published in his 1976 book, U-Boot-Krieg ("U-Boat War")."

Armistead · 05-10-11, 02:43 PM

They're host of free movie sites online where you can watch about any movie ever made in history, including all the new ones. Many will even post movies out in theaters before they go on sell, but they get banned fairly quick. Heck, I even watched the directors cut of the Kings speech before the movie was released.

Sailor Steve · 05-10-11, 02:57 PM

The "don't talk about piracy" rules don't just apply to games.

05-10-11, 08:45 AM	#1
Daniel Prates Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Curitiba, Brazil Posts: 938 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 0	Oh yeah... 'das boot'... you know, wolfgan petersen had an entire, true-to-scale, 99% precise model of a type VII, in which the film was shot? The idea was to make the actors feel as cramped as the actual u-boat crews felt. And it shows! The model had special gearing to reproduce splashing and everything. THey could hardly fit the cameras in there. I've seen a 'making of' of this movie and the making of is as great as the movie itself. And yeah, you're right. According to Mr. Wiki, again, an actual sub was only used for exterior shots. "The USS Redfish was used for many of the exterior pictures" Last edited by Daniel Prates; 05-10-11 at 02:06 PM.

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Daniel Prates Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Curitiba, Brazil Posts: 938 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 0	I have to insist a bit on the subject. Lookie, lookie, pictures of the mockup used in the film (das boot): Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixels Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixels Size of this preview: 800 × 536 pixels Size of this preview: 800 × 536 pixels

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	The "don't talk about piracy" rules don't just apply to games. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

05-10-11, 02:13 PM	#3
Daniel Prates Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Curitiba, Brazil Posts: 938 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 0	According to wikipedia's notes on production of das boot: "The interior U-boat mock-up was mounted five metres off the floor and was shaken, rocked, and tilted up to 45 degrees by means of a hydraulic apparatus, and was vigorously shaken to simulate depth charge attacks. Petersen was admittedly obsessive about the structural detail of the U-boat set, remarking that "every screw" in the set was an authentic facsimile of the kind used in a World War II U-boat. In this he was considerably assisted by the numerous photographs Lothar-Günther Buchheim taken during his own voyage on the historical U-96, some of which had been published in his 1976 book, U-Boot-Krieg ("U-Boat War")."

05-10-11, 02:43 PM	#4
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	They're host of free movie sites online where you can watch about any movie ever made in history, including all the new ones. Many will even post movies out in theaters before they go on sell, but they get banned fairly quick. Heck, I even watched the directors cut of the Kings speech before the movie was released.