Theres a whole sequence in '28 days later' in which the protagonist walks
around an abandoned London.....it looks stunning, and very spooky. They
actually cleared out sections of london using police barriers, and shooting
at 5 in the morning. (I think it was also shot on DV, which sped things up
no end)
Jon Worsley
>From: Henry Taylor <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Empty spaces
>Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 12:19:23 +0100
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>Dear all,
>
>
>Another query. A friend of mine, a lecturer in sociology, is looking for
>films with scenes in which a character/protagonist inadvertently finds her-
>or himself in a big city street or square which ought to be very busy, but
>is, in effect, empty - creating an uncanny effect (usually). An example
>would obviously be the beginning of Amenabar's OPEN YOUR EYES (remade as
>VANILLA SKY). Can you think of any other such scenes?
>
>Thanks for all suggestions!
>
>Henry
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