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Arc
de Triomphe
To speed up production in the European section, I started out
by using photographs of real buildings and mapping them onto
simple models. The only problem was that the overall look of
the scenes seemed to be missing something... |
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Amsterdam
...When producing the Dutch houses we decided to model complete
buildings with all their detail and not rely upon photographs.
Even though the scenes became less realistic they started to
have a character of their own. This was very important, because
the film is about memories. It was decided that the whole of
Europe would be built from scratch in this way. |
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Eiffel
Tower
This image was a real pain to create, since I kept trying to
use a camera position that was at the water's edge, looking
up at the Eiffel Tower... but I just couldn't get all the elements
into the picture. It wasn't until the end of production that
I suddenly realised that I could use the water's reflection
to get the tower into the picture. |
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Spinning
Sign
The animation was completed in few hours and is based on the
drawings of Michael Legge who also did the original storyboards.
Even though most scenes took weeks to make, people often comment
on this shot as one of their favourite! |
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Germany
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Kitchen
in Boot of the Car |
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Beer
Festival
At one point there were many scenes like this one (see Lost
Scenes).They
were a direct way of integrating real holiday photos into the
film. But when it came to editing, we found that they slowed
down the flow of the section. This is the only one that survives.
Note the guide book that highlights what is coming up later
in the film! |
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Bombing
Raid
A good source for reference was a plastic model-kit catalogue;
the church comes from a German Faller Catalogue. |
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Bridge
Too Far
The most cryptic joke in the film! The road is blocked ahead
on Arnhem Bridge, and my dad decides to call it a day. There
were once many more of these types of scenes, like the reenactment
of D-Day at the Calais ferry terminus! |
