| Author | Message | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2477 Registered: 5-2003 |
Boom! Splash! Boom! Splash! Boom! ... Cut! | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2074 Registered: 11-2008 |
Is a movie being made? | ||
| Fleemco198 (Fleemco198)
New member Username: Fleemco198 Post Number: 445 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is 'cut' a word said by a director or other movie people or is it a word symbolizing a sound? | ||
| Fleemco198 (Fleemco198)
New member Username: Fleemco198 Post Number: 446 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is war involved? Murder? Death? Multiple people? Radios? Explosions? Water? Trees? Cameras? Three explosions and two incidents involving water? Cannons? Guns? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2483 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is a movie being made? Yes. Is 'cut' a word said by a director or other movie people This. or is it a word symbolizing a sound? Is war involved? Yope. Murder? No. Death? No. Multiple people? Yes. Radios? No. Explosions? Yes. Water? Yes. Trees? No. Cameras? Yes. Three explosions No. and two incidents involving water? Technically, no. Cannons? No. Guns? No. | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 2572 Registered: 1-2007 |
Any relevant military vehicles? planes? helicopters? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2489 Registered: 5-2003 |
Any relevant military vehicles? yes. planes? Yes. helicopters? No. And I should have said "Yes" to war being involved. Keep in mind a movie is being made. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2079 Registered: 11-2008 |
The initials C.B. - do they stand for a name? If so, a real person? Male/female? Actor/actress? A famous one? Do all the "booms" have the same origin? Do all the "splashes"? Is a war movie being made? If so, is it a real one? A well-known one? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2491 Registered: 5-2003 |
The initials C.B. - do they stand for a name? If so, a real person? Male/female? Actor/actress? A famous one? The title is largely irrelevant to the puzzle. It's the punchline to a well-known joke about director CB De Mille. Do all the "booms" have the same origin? No. Do all the "splashes"? Yes. Is a war movie being made? Yes. If so, is it a real one? Yes. A well-known one? Yes. | ||
| Fleemco198 (Fleemco198)
New member Username: Fleemco198 Post Number: 447 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is there more than three explosions? Less? | ||
| Shephard (Shephard)
New member Username: Shephard Post Number: 56 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the war from (LTPF-list?) of centuries and country? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2497 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is there more than three explosions? Less? This. Is the war from (LTPF-list?) of centuries 20th. and country? US. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 7 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it: -WWI? -WWII? -Korean War? -Vietnam War? -Gulf War? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 2576 Registered: 1-2007 |
Sledgehammer approach coming and I'm pinning my hopes on Vietnam: Platoon? Full Metal Jacket? Hamburger Hill? The Deer Hunter? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2509 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is it: -WWI? -WWII? This. Sorry, Peter! -Korean War? -Vietnam War? -Gulf War? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 2577 Registered: 1-2007 |
D'oh Saving Private Ryan ? The Thin Red Line? Flag of our Fathers? Patton ? The Longest Day? and loads more I can think of but will stick with this lot for now. | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2511 Registered: 5-2003 |
D'oh Saving Private Ryan ? The Thin Red Line? Flag of our Fathers? Patton ? The Longest Day? None of these. and loads more I can think of but will stick with this lot for now. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2099 Registered: 11-2008 |
Did something go wrong during the relevant scene? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2520 Registered: 5-2003 |
Did something go wrong during the relevant scene? Yes. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2100 Registered: 11-2008 |
Let us then divide it like that: Boom1! Splash1! Boom2! Splash2! Boom3! ... Cut! Did Boom 1,2,3 go wrong? Did Splash 1,2? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1751 Registered: 9-2009 |
Are all "Boom"s and "Splash"es sounds? Or are any of them spoken? Is Boom3 the microphone boom entering the picture? And someone calls it out, which leads to filming being cut? Do the first two booms cause the splashes? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2523 Registered: 5-2003 |
Let us then divide it like that: Boom1! Splash1! Boom2! Splash2! Boom3! ... Cut! Okay. Did Boom 1,2,3 go wrong? Did Splash 1,2? None of these. Are all "Boom"s and "Splash"es sounds? Yes. Or are any of them spoken? Yes. Is Boom3 the microphone boom entering the picture? No. And someone calls it out, which leads to filming being cut? No. Do the first two booms cause the splashes? Yes. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2102 Registered: 11-2008 |
Can we establish the exact moment when something went wrong? Were all the splashes and booms planned by the director? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2524 Registered: 5-2003 |
Can we establish the exact moment when something went wrong? Yes. Were all the splashes and booms planned by the director? Yes, but look out for an FA. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2103 Registered: 11-2008 |
So the moment when it went wrong was: before Boom 1?2?3? After Boom 3? Before Splash 1? 2? The FA - they were not planned? They were planned but not by the director? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2526 Registered: 5-2003 |
So the moment when it went wrong was: before Boom 1?2?3? After Boom 3? This. Before Splash 1? 2? The FA - they were not planned? They were planned but not by the director? No to both; I'm not sure you have the FA yet, I'm just cautioning you. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1756 Registered: 9-2009 |
Was there supposed to be a splash3? Is "..." the abscence of splash3, which leads to the "cut"? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2531 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was there supposed to be a splash3? Is "..." the abscence of splash3, which leads to the "cut"? Yes to both. Good thinking! | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1757 Registered: 9-2009 |
Are the splashes caused by: explosives? Pressurized air? Pressurized water? Something falling into water? Boom3 was supposed to cause splash3, correct? | ||
| Fleemco198 (Fleemco198)
New member Username: Fleemco198 Post Number: 450 Registered: 9-2009 |
Was the splash3 not occuring cause the 'cut'? did splash3 occur at all? would there have been any more splashes or booms if the 'cut' did not occur? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2537 Registered: 5-2003 |
Are the splashes caused by: explosives? Pressurized air? Pressurized water? Something falling into water? This. Boom3 was supposed to cause splash3, correct? Correct. Was the splash3 not occuring cause the 'cut'? No. did splash3 occur at all? Yes. would there have been any more splashes or booms if the 'cut' did not occur? Yes. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2109 Registered: 11-2008 |
Were the splashes caused by people falling into water? If not, by live objects? If not, by objects bigger than bullets? apples? microwaves? cars? Can the scene be easily repeated ;-))? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2542 Registered: 5-2003 |
Were the splashes caused by people falling into water? \b}Yes.} If not, by live objects? If not, by objects bigger than bullets? apples? microwaves? cars? Can the scene be easily repeated ;-))? No. Excellent question. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2113 Registered: 11-2008 |
Is this a scene when actors/extras are shot and fall into water, then? Are Splash 1 and 2 caused by Actor 1 and 2, respectively? And Actor 3 fails to fall into water which makes the director end the scene? If so, was there something relevant preventing Actor 3 from falling? Or did something fall instead of him? Was the life of any of the actors in danger? Were any of them injured? Killed? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2543 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is this a scene when actors/extras are shot and fall into water, then? Yesish. Are Splash 1 and 2 caused by Actor 1 and 2, respectively? And Actor 3 fails to fall into water which makes the director end the scene? Correct to all, only there is only one actor involved. If so, was there something relevant preventing Actor 3 from falling? Yesish. Or did something fall instead of him? No. Was the life of any of the actors in danger? No. Were any of them injured? Killed? No to both. | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 2593 Registered: 1-2007 |
Does actor 3 hear the boom that is supposed to prompt him to fall into the water? If not was it due to a hearing defect ? other noises? Was the scene reshot and put into the movie ? Or given it's complexity was it left on the cutting room floor? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2547 Registered: 5-2003 |
Does actor 3 hear the boom that is supposed to prompt him to fall into the water? Yes (but only one actor is involved.)If not was it due to a hearing defect ? other noises? Was the scene reshot and put into the movie ? Unknown, for maximum humor assume no. Or given it's complexity was it left on the cutting room floor? Assume yes. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1763 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did he not fall at all? Or miss the water? Did he land on somethign else? On someone? Did he become entangled in something? Did some equipment malfunction? Did the actor make a mistake? Did someone else? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2552 Registered: 5-2003 |
Did he not fall at all? This. Or miss the water? Did he land on somethign else? On someone? Did he become entangled in something? No. Did some equipment malfunction? No. Did the actor make a mistake? Yes. Did someone else? No. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2121 Registered: 11-2008 |
If it were not for the mistake, would all the three boom/splash series be used for the film? Or would just one of them be selected? Is there a defined number of the boom/splashes? Relevant? Does the actor always fall from the same height? Relevant? Is he shot at? Or do the explosions have a different cause (e.g. grenades)? Does Boom 3 damage anything relevant? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2553 Registered: 5-2003 |
If it were not for the mistake, would all the three boom/splash series be used for the film? Or would just one of them be selected? Just one. Is there a defined number of the boom/splashes? Yes. Relevant? Not really, it could be two or four. Three is the standard for this kind of story, though. Does the actor always fall from the same height? Yes. Relevant? Yes. Is he shot at? No. Or do the explosions have a different cause (e.g. grenades)? Yes, but not grenades. Does Boom 3 damage anything relevant? Yes. Good questions. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2125 Registered: 11-2008 |
Do all the boom/splash series follow in a row (I mean are they filmed in one take without cutting)? Could they be stopped anytime (e.g.after Boom 1), or are all the booms triggered at the beginning and can't be stopped? Is it relevant who calls the word "cut"? Are the explosions caused by real/fake war material? If so, bombs? mines? (we have already excluded grenades and shots, correct)? Is it relevant to know which war was the movie about? The location? Does the actor fall into water? If so, is it sea? lake? river? pond? swimming pool? Does the actor fall, stand up, and immediately fall again? Does he stand on something relevant? Is the time between the boom and the respective splash relevant? Is the time between each boom/splash series? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2577 Registered: 5-2003 |
Do all the boom/splash series follow in a row (I mean are they filmed in one take without cutting)? No. Could they be stopped anytime (e.g.after Boom 1), Yes. or are all the booms triggered at the beginning and can't be stopped? No. Is it relevant who calls the word "cut"? Yes. Are the explosions caused by real/fake war material? One explosion is caused by fake weaponry. If so, bombs? This. mines? (we have already excluded grenades and shots, correct)? Yes. Is it relevant to know which war was the movie about? Yes. The location? Yes. Does the actor fall into water? Yes. If so, is it sea? Most likely this. lake? river? pond? swimming pool? Or this, depending on where the scene was filmed (I dunno.) Does the actor fall, stand up, and immediately fall again? No. Does he stand on something relevant? Yes. Is the time between the boom and the respective splash relevant? Yes. Is the time between each boom/splash series? No, but it's not very short. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2128 Registered: 11-2008 |
Does the Actor call "Cut!"? Does the Director? The explosion caused by fake weaponry - is it Boom 3? 2?1? Is the thing damaged by Boom 3 the same thing the Actor is standing on? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2578 Registered: 5-2003 |
Does the Actor call "Cut!"? Does the Director? This. The explosion caused by fake weaponry - is it Boom 3? This. 2?1? Is the thing damaged by Boom 3 the same thing the Actor is standing on? Yes. | ||
| Haenlomal (Haenlomal)
New member Username: Haenlomal Post Number: 1027 Registered: 9-2003 |
Hmmm...the Guns of Navarone? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2579 Registered: 5-2003 |
Hmmm...the Guns of Navarone? No. | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2580 Registered: 5-2003 |
The specific movie is really irrelevant, but it might help just a touch. It's Tora Tora Tora. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2130 Registered: 11-2008 |
Is the Actor standing on a (real or fake) ship? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2581 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is the Actor standing on a (real or fake) This. ship? Yes. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2132 Registered: 11-2008 |
So they are filming a scene when a ship is hit and the Actor falls overboard, correct? All goes well twice, but for the third time the shot fails because it is a fake one/a blank, and the Actor remains standing there, looking at the Director. Correct? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2582 Registered: 5-2003 |
So they are filming a scene when a ship is hit and the Actor falls overboard, correct? Yes. All goes well twice Yes, EXCEPT, but for the third time the shot fails because it is a fake one/a blank No., and the Actor remains standing there, looking at the Director. Yes. Correct? Partly. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 52 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does the third shot miss? Does it hit something it's not supposed to? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2584 Registered: 5-2003 |
Does the third shot miss? Does it hit something it's not supposed to? No to both. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2133 Registered: 11-2008 |
Do Shot 1 and Shot 2 actually hit something? Does Shot 3? Does something relevant happen during the Boom2/Splash2 series? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2585 Registered: 5-2003 |
Do Shot 1 and Shot 2 actually hit something? Does Shot 3? Shots refer to camera shots. Does something relevant happen during the Boom2/Splash2 series? Yes, the same as during Boom1/Splash1. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2134 Registered: 11-2008 |
Of course, camera shots. I can see the side effects of jurpling are already taking their toll on me. Do the two previous booms gradually damage something? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2586 Registered: 5-2003 |
Do the two previous booms gradually damage something? No. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2141 Registered: 11-2008 |
Does the camera stop/is it malfunctioning after Boom 3? Does something hit the camera? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2602 Registered: 5-2003 |
Does the camera stop/is it malfunctioning after Boom 3? Does something hit the camera? No to both. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2155 Registered: 11-2008 |
Are all Booms supposed to damage something/the ship? Is it correct that Booms 1 and 2 are "real" ones whilst Boom 3 is a fake one? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2616 Registered: 5-2003 |
Are all Booms supposed to damage something/the ship? No. Is it correct that Booms 1 and 2 are "real" ones whilst Boom 3 is a fake one? No. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2168 Registered: 11-2008 |
Are Booms 1 and 2 different in nature from Boom 3? Is Boom 3 actually a spoken sound? Does the Actor/the Director/anyone else laugh before/after the "cut"? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2617 Registered: 5-2003 |
Are Booms 1 and 2 different in nature from Boom 3? Yes. Is Boom 3 actually a spoken sound? No. I think you've got things wrong way round. Does the Actor/the Director/anyone else laugh before/after the "cut"? No, though everyone will probably laugh about the incident well afterward. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2171 Registered: 11-2008 |
Are Boom 1 and Boom 2 identical (as to their origin and result?) Does Boom 3 differ in its origin/result from Boom 1/2? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2619 Registered: 5-2003 |
Are Boom 1 and Boom 2 identical (as to their origin and result?) Yes. Does Boom 3 differ in its origin/result from Boom 1/2? Yes (in both origin and result). | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2176 Registered: 11-2008 |
So - in Booms 1 and 2 a bomb goes off, correct? If so, is it a real one? A fake one? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2621 Registered: 5-2003 |
So - in Booms 1 and 2 a bomb goes off, correct? No. If so, is it a real one? A fake one? | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2181 Registered: 11-2008 |
I was asking whether all the booms and splashes were planned by the director, and you cautioned me of a possible FA. Was that because the booms and splashes planned by the director were not the same booms and splashes which actually happened? If so, was the one unplanned Boom3/Splash 3? Is any of the booms/splashes just said? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2624 Registered: 5-2003 |
I was asking whether all the booms and splashes were planned by the director, and you cautioned me of a possible FA. Was that because the booms and splashes planned by the director were not the same booms and splashes which actually happened? No. If so, was the one unplanned Boom3/Splash 3? Is any of the booms/splashes just said? Yes. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2184 Registered: 11-2008 |
Is the one just said Boom 1/2/3? Splash 1/2/3? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2626 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is the one just said Boom 1 This. /2 And this. /3? Splash 1/2/3? | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2185 Registered: 11-2008 |
So the Actor/the Director/someone else says "Boom" in Boom 1 and 2, while there is no real explosion, right? Does whoever say it as a signal for the actor to fall into the water? And then for the third time (Boom 3) a fake bomb goes off? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2628 Registered: 5-2003 |
So the Actor/the Director This. /someone else says "Boom" in Boom 1 and 2, while there is no real explosion, right? Yes. Does whoever say it as a signal for the actor to fall into the water? Yes. And then for the third time (Boom 3) a fake bomb goes off? Yes. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2188 Registered: 11-2008 |
Does the scene look something like this, then: A war movie is being made. They need a shot of the Actor falling into water after a warship is hit with a bomb. They do not need the bomb for the take, just the part when the Actor falls into water. The Director says "Boom" (in the sense of "Action") and the Actor falls into water. Twice. For the third time, a prop bomb goes off when it shouldn't have. The Actor, surprised, does not fall into the water this time, looks puzzled at the Director, who looks puzzled at him for a while, then calls "Cut" and ends the scene. Correct? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2629 Registered: 5-2003 |
Does the scene look something like this, then: Mostly. A war movie is being made. Yes. They need a shot of the Actor falling into water after a warship is hit with a bomb. Yes. They do not need the bomb for the take, just the part when the Actor falls into water. No. The Director says "Boom" Yes. (in the sense of "Action") Yope. and the Actor falls into water. Twice. Yes. For the third time, a prop bomb goes off when it shouldn't have. No. The Actor, surprised, does not fall into the water this time Yes., looks puzzled at the Director, Yes. who looks puzzled at him for a while, then calls "Cut" and ends the scene. Yes. Correct? | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2191 Registered: 11-2008 |
So let's see what we have wrong. Do they need the bomb for the take? When the Director says Boom (eg in Boom 1), is it the only Boom or is there also the sound of the explosion? Was the explosion filmed separately? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2631 Registered: 5-2003 |
So let's see what we have wrong. You're still operating under an FA. Do they need the bomb for the take? Yes. When the Director says Boom (eg in Boom 1), is it the only Boom Yes. or is there also the sound of the explosion? Was the explosion filmed separately? No. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1777 Registered: 9-2009 |
Are they filming boom1 and boom2 as well? Or are they just rehearsing the scene? In the hope that when they do it "live", everything will go smoothly? Is the fake bomb: misplaced? Overpowered? Can the structure the actor is standing on be called a platform? Is it not strong enough for the blast? Is the fake bomb meant to produce: a blast of air? Light? Noise? Smoke? Debris? Is something damaged in addition to the platform? Does the damage reveal that it's just a movie set? Such as plywood painted to look like steel? Or something bending/breaking that wouldn't if it was made of the right material? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2637 Registered: 5-2003 |
Are they filming boom1 and boom2 as well? No. Or are they just rehearsing the scene? Yes. In the hope that when they do it "live", everything will go smoothly? Yes. Is the fake bomb: misplaced? No. Overpowered? No. Can the structure the actor is standing on be called a platform? Yes. Is it not strong enough for the blast? Irr. Is the fake bomb meant to produce: a blast of air? Light? This. Noise? This. Smoke? This. Debris? And this. Is something damaged in addition to the platform? Irr. Does the damage reveal that it's just a movie set? No. Such as plywood painted to look like steel? Or something bending/breaking that wouldn't if it was made of the right material? | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2210 Registered: 11-2008 |
So they are rehearsing the scene twice. The Director says Boom 1 and Boom 2, and the Actor makes Splash 1 and Splash 2. Then they go for the "real" take. Cameras are rolling, the slate is clapped and the Director calls "Action". However, the bomb does not go off. The Actor therefore feels no need to fall into water. Correct? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2638 Registered: 5-2003 |
So they are rehearsing the scene twice. The Director says Boom 1 and Boom 2, and the Actor makes Splash 1 and Splash 2. Correct. Then they go for the "real" take. Cameras are rolling, the slate is clapped and the Director calls "Action". Correct. However, the bomb does not go off. Incorrect. The Actor therefore feels no need to fall into water. Correct? Still an FA, which is hopefully now corrected... | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2211 Registered: 11-2008 |
So the bomb in the third take DOES go off, right? Does the Actor just fail to react in time? Or is there something in the explosion of the bomb which does not go as planned? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2639 Registered: 5-2003 |
So the bomb in the third take DOES go off, right? Yes. Does the Actor just fail to react in time? Yes. Why? Or is there something in the explosion of the bomb which does not go as planned? No. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2214 Registered: 11-2008 |
Is the Actor surprised? Is there something physical preventing him from falling? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2640 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is the Actor surprised? Assume yes. Is there something physical preventing him from falling? No. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2222 Registered: 11-2008 |
Is the Actor hit with the debris from the bomb? Is something/someone else? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2642 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is the Actor hit with the debris from the bomb? Is something/someone else? No to all. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1793 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is the actor surprised by the: light? Noise? Smoke? Debris? Damage to the platform? Is he startled? Did the bomb go off exactly when planned? Was the actor prepared for it to go off when it did? Is the nature of the damage to the platform relevant? Is it relevant how the bomb managed to damage the platform? Or why everything got set up so that it did? | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2226 Registered: 11-2008 |
I have watched the movie tonight just because of your puzzle ;-)). There were two scenes which might fit the description in the puzzle statement. Can I ask specifically about them, or would you consider it as spoyling the fun? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1796 Registered: 9-2009 |
Great movie isn't it? Especially considering how old it is. | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2644 Registered: 5-2003 |
Is the actor surprised by the: light? Noise? Smoke? Debris? Damage to the platform? None of these. Is he startled? Probably not. Did the bomb go off exactly when planned? Yes. Was the actor prepared for it to go off when it did? Assume yes. Is the nature of the damage to the platform relevant? No. Is it relevant how the bomb managed to damage the platform? No. Or why everything got set up so that it did? No. Assume it was a scene where a bomb hits a ship and a sailor dives over the side to escape. I have watched the movie tonight just because of your puzzle ;-)). Hope you liked it. There were two scenes which might fit the description in the puzzle statement. Can I ask specifically about them, or would you consider it as spoyling the fun? Go ahead, but DO NOT listen to the director commentary yet, as it is where I got this puzzle. Great movie isn't it? Especially considering how old it is. One of my favorites, and miles better than Pearl Harbor. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1799 Registered: 9-2009 |
Was he surprised by something else the bomb did? Or didn't? Or something unrelated to it? Did something unexpected happen, in addition to the damage to the platform? Or did something that was expected to happen, not happen? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2649 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was he surprised by something else the bomb did? Or didn't? Or something unrelated to it? This. Did something unexpected happen, in addition to the damage to the platform? Or did something that was expected to happen, not happen? This. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2232 Registered: 11-2008 |
I must confess one terrible thing. I had some work to do, so I watched the movie with one corner of my eye just to spot someone falling into water. Now it's out, I deserve to be shot down in flames. But I promise to watch it again. Was it the scene when a guy falls through some sort of railing (is it called gunwale)? If so, is the railing relevant? Was he surprised with something related to technology? Something any of the crew did? said? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2652 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was it the scene when a guy falls through some sort of railing (is it called gunwale)? I don't remember offhand -- I'm not sure the discussion was correlated with an actual scene. If so, is the railing relevant? No. Was he surprised with something related to technology? No. Something any of the crew did? No. said? No. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1804 Registered: 9-2009 |
If he had fallen as he was supposed to, would the shot have been usable? Or was there something wrong in the shot? Was the actor surprised by something he: saw? Heard? Smelled? Felt? Tasted? Was he surprised by an object? Multiple objects? A person? More than one person? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1806 Registered: 9-2009 |
Or animal(s)? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2657 Registered: 5-2003 |
If he had fallen as he was supposed to, would the shot have been usable? Yes. Or was there something wrong in the shot? No. Was the actor surprised by something he: saw? Heard? Smelled? Felt? Tasted? None of these. Was he surprised by an object? Multiple objects? A person? This. More than one person? Or animal(s)? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1826 Registered: 9-2009 |
Was he surprised by a person he couldn't see or hear or feel or smell or ...taste? Did the person mean to disrupt the scene? Was the person hurt? Did an accident happen off camera? Did the cast from "Blazing Saddles" somehow mysteriously travel back (or forwards) in time, break into the set, and wreak havoc? (; | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2660 Registered: 5-2003 |
Was he surprised by a person he couldn't see or hear This. or feel or smell or ...taste? Did the person mean to disrupt the scene? Was the person hurt? Did an accident happen off camera? No to all. Did the cast from "Blazing Saddles" somehow mysteriously travel back (or forwards) in time, break into the set, and wreak havoc? (; Good one! But sadly, no. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 1839 Registered: 9-2009 |
So he was surprised because he expected to hear a person, but didn't? Did he expect the director to yell "bang" the third time around as well? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2661 Registered: 5-2003 |
So he was surprised because he expected to hear a person, but didn't? Yes. Did he expect the director to yell "bang" the third time around as well? Yes! ************************************************* SPOILER ************************************************* The director of Tora Tora Tora was rehearsing a scene with an extra whose job was to leap from a sinking ship as it exploded behind him. The explosive special effect was expensive, so for the "rehearsal," the director shouted "Boom!" to represent the explosion, at which point the extra dived into the water. They did it a second time -- the director shouted "Boom!" and the extra dived again into the water. Satisfied, the director ran the cameras and the explosion went off perfectly. But the extra didn't jump. The director shouted "Cut!" and demanded, "Why didn't you jump?!?" Replied the extra, "You didn't say 'Boom!'" | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2284 Registered: 11-2008 |
A great puzzle, Jenburdoo! I had a lot of fun with it, and I must confess that a lot of frustration, too, when I was playing around with all the booms and splashes, and could not hit the nail on the head. Thanks! |
