rob norton
Veteran
The effect almost went unnoticed, I think it looks really good. Not for every shot but if Schwarzenegger is posing on top of a mountain, you're in trouble if it looks boring. I imagine cinema enthusiasts at the time were probably blown away.
I think it also works because the sky doesn't drastically change thanks to the cloud coverage so it goes from white(ish) to white rather than deep blue to blown out sky, which could've been more jarring. I'm sure it would've still looked good but assume this was a happy accident, although a shoot with Arnold would have been a semi ordeal back then so maybe the clouds were planned?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL24xiL-bRI&t=47s
I think it also works because the sky doesn't drastically change thanks to the cloud coverage so it goes from white(ish) to white rather than deep blue to blown out sky, which could've been more jarring. I'm sure it would've still looked good but assume this was a happy accident, although a shoot with Arnold would have been a semi ordeal back then so maybe the clouds were planned?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL24xiL-bRI&t=47s