Can anyone tell me how this was done?

What movie is this?

Yeah, I would think green screening the mirror would be the best bet, then compositing that shot into the green screen and then a slow pull from that as the girl reaches up. I'd like to know how it was done as well. Very cool shot.
 
If you look at 00:30, the girl's hand/arm is in the shot, as the girl-in-the-mirror reaches out to open the cabinet door. The fingers don't quite match.

So, my vote is for Greenscreened mirror area, and the action is swift enough for the viewer to not notice, unless they stop the movie, and step through the
sequence...
 
Ahh, just seen this on Cinematography.com

“a Steadicam person with the Vista Vision camera strapped to his chest ran backwards in front of Young Ellie as he goes up the stairs and down the hallway – there was a speed change – we ramp from 24 to 48fps (though I can’t remember exactly – we could have ramped through three different speeds) – by the time she stops and puts her hand to open the medicine cabinet door (”A" plate ) – we are then inside the reflection. The medicine cabinet was the “B” plate (second plate) and then the door closes and we have the “C” plate (third plate) which was the reflection of the photo of Young Ellie and her dad. B"
or, in simpler terms, “the shot was filmed normally and flipped in post to achieve the mirror image. The actual bathroom mirror was replaced with a bluescreen into which the original shot was superimposed.”
 
benfscott said:
Ahh, just seen this on Cinematography.com

“a Steadicam person with the Vista Vision camera strapped to his chest ran backwards in front of Young Ellie as he goes up the stairs and down the hallway – there was a speed change – we ramp from 24 to 48fps (though I can’t remember exactly – we could have ramped through three different speeds) – by the time she stops and puts her hand to open the medicine cabinet door (”A" plate ) – we are then inside the reflection. The medicine cabinet was the “B” plate (second plate) and then the door closes and we have the “C” plate (third plate) which was the reflection of the photo of Young Ellie and her dad. B"
or, in simpler terms, “the shot was filmed normally and flipped in post to achieve the mirror image. The actual bathroom mirror was replaced with a bluescreen into which the original shot was superimposed.”
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Score! :D


Edit: Holy crap, Vista Vision for that?
 
Vistavision camera on a steadicam... I bet after take #27 there was a sea of broken operators looking like that scene of the wounded in Gone With The Wind!
 
As important as the visual effect is how it was used in the context of the script; the girl is supposed to be in an absolute panic as her father is having a heart attack, and we see her perception of time and space twisting and turning as she desperately tries to save him. She has obviously prepared and rehearsed for this moment and knows just where to go for the medicine, but time is slipping away ... and she ultimately loses him. I can't think of a better way visually of expressing her state of mind.

Great movie overall BTW, and a feather in Zemeckis' cap for sure.

- Greg
 
It really is a masterful film. Truly a mark of the legacy of Zemeckis, Foster, and Sagan.

While it's about looking for "little green men" as she says in the movie, at its heart, the film is about a girl and her love for her father, which makes it so endearing and easy for any audience to get into.

Simply a great film.
 
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