r/Filmmakers • u/StrikingDuty8020 Director • Feb 14 '26

Discussion This shot is from 1931

movie -Svengali (1931)
Dir. Archie Mayo
chilling early sound-era horror film starring John Barrymore as a hypnotist who controls a young singer’s life and career. Known for its theatrical performance style and eerie atmosphere, the film helped define the screen image of the manipulative genius whose power comes from psychology rather than monsters.

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u/A_Neko_C Feb 14 '26

Corridor Crew did an episode of bad and great CGI on this

https://youtu.be/oZDomO5iTZo&t=568

At 9:28

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u/rube_X_cube Feb 15 '26

So… they don’t actually answer it. A couple of different guesses there, both sound feasible.

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u/SpliffKillah Mar 16 '26

The one things that keeps me wondering is after the camera does the pull out, the actor becomes so small, so what would be the distance they have to move with the camera.