How did they shoot Ludovico sessions?
It is the horrifying scene from A Clockwork Orange, where they start Ludovico technique scene on Alex, forcefully clamping his eyes.
How did they shoot that scene? Did they really make Malcolm McDowell sit like that, because it seems painful. Also, it seems, you would have the urge to close eyes for that long time even if it is clamped whereas Malcolm McDowell did not act like wanting to close his eyes.
So, did they really shoot like that or was it some kind of video editing job. The scene feels like very much real though.
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It is the horrifying scene from A Clockwork Orange, where they start Ludovico technique scene on Alex, forcefully clamping his eyes.
How did they shoot that scene? Did they really make Malcolm McDowell sit like that, because it seems painful. Also, it seems, you would have the urge to close eyes for that long time even if it is clamped whereas Malcolm McDowell did not act like wanting to close his eyes.
So, did they really shoot like that or was it some kind of video editing job. The scene feels like very much real though.
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It is the horrifying scene from A Clockwork Orange, where they start Ludovico technique scene on Alex, forcefully clamping his eyes.
How did they shoot that scene? Did they really make Malcolm McDowell sit like that, because it seems painful. Also, it seems, you would have the urge to close eyes for that long time even if it is clamped whereas Malcolm McDowell did not act like wanting to close his eyes.
So, did they really shoot like that or was it some kind of video editing job. The scene feels like very much real though.
film-techniques a-clockwork-orange
edited Jan 10 at 21:56
Napoleon Wilson♦
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asked Jan 10 at 20:10
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It is the horrifying scene from A Clockwork Orange, where they start Ludovico technique scene on Alex, forcefully clamping his eyes.
How did they shoot that scene? Did they really make Malcolm McDowell sit like that, because it seems painful. Also, it seems, you would have the urge to close eyes for that long time even if it is clamped whereas Malcolm McDowell did not act like wanting to close his eyes.
So, did they really shoot like that or was it some kind of video editing job. The scene feels like very much real though.
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film-techniques a-clockwork-orange
edited Jan 10 at 21:56
Napoleon Wilson♦
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asked Jan 10 at 20:10
SpectraSpectra
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edited Jan 10 at 21:56
Napoleon Wilson♦
41.7k39268513
asked Jan 10 at 20:10
SpectraSpectra
1,2181829
edited Jan 10 at 21:56
Napoleon Wilson♦
41.7k39268513
edited Jan 10 at 21:56
Napoleon Wilson♦
41.7k39268513
edited Jan 10 at 21:56
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asked Jan 10 at 20:10
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His eyes were clamped for real.
https://news.abs-cbn.com/image/entertainment/05/05/16/look-10-movies-that-nearly-or-actually-killed-their-stars-9
Though McDowell’s eyes were anesthetized during shooting, the clamps were actually attached to his eyelids. They were also being used incorrectly, with McDowell sitting upright rather than lying down. McDowell later said he was in excruciating pain during the entire shoot, suffered temporary blindness as a result of his eyes being forced open for so long, and ended up with a sliced cornea. Turns out those screams weren’t a result of great acting but rather just genuine torture.
As for:
Also, it seems, you would have the urge to close eyes for that long time even if it is clamped whereas Malcolm McDowell did not act like wanting to close his eyes.
It's not that he didn't blink. He really couldn't while the clamps were set.
answered Jan 10 at 20:40
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The genius of Kubrik seems to stem in part from a total disregard for people.
– Thufir
Jan 11 at 4:46
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In short, how did they shoot the Ludovico sessions? Not very carefully.
– Paul D. Waite
Jan 11 at 10:26
@Thufir Yeah combined with him essentially psychologically torturing Shelly Long while filming The Shining to make her fear more convincing, it sort of colors my feelings about his work.
– Todd Wilcox
Jan 12 at 14:37
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1 Answer
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His eyes were clamped for real.
https://news.abs-cbn.com/image/entertainment/05/05/16/look-10-movies-that-nearly-or-actually-killed-their-stars-9
Though McDowell’s eyes were anesthetized during shooting, the clamps were actually attached to his eyelids. They were also being used incorrectly, with McDowell sitting upright rather than lying down. McDowell later said he was in excruciating pain during the entire shoot, suffered temporary blindness as a result of his eyes being forced open for so long, and ended up with a sliced cornea. Turns out those screams weren’t a result of great acting but rather just genuine torture.
As for:
Also, it seems, you would have the urge to close eyes for that long time even if it is clamped whereas Malcolm McDowell did not act like wanting to close his eyes.
It's not that he didn't blink. He really couldn't while the clamps were set.
answered Jan 10 at 20:40
HorusKolHorusKol
4,81312123
11
The genius of Kubrik seems to stem in part from a total disregard for people.
– Thufir
Jan 11 at 4:46
10
In short, how did they shoot the Ludovico sessions? Not very carefully.
– Paul D. Waite
Jan 11 at 10:26
@Thufir Yeah combined with him essentially psychologically torturing Shelly Long while filming The Shining to make her fear more convincing, it sort of colors my feelings about his work.
– Todd Wilcox
Jan 12 at 14:37
add a comment |
His eyes were clamped for real.
https://news.abs-cbn.com/image/entertainment/05/05/16/look-10-movies-that-nearly-or-actually-killed-their-stars-9
Though McDowell’s eyes were anesthetized during shooting, the clamps were actually attached to his eyelids. They were also being used incorrectly, with McDowell sitting upright rather than lying down. McDowell later said he was in excruciating pain during the entire shoot, suffered temporary blindness as a result of his eyes being forced open for so long, and ended up with a sliced cornea. Turns out those screams weren’t a result of great acting but rather just genuine torture.
As for:
Also, it seems, you would have the urge to close eyes for that long time even if it is clamped whereas Malcolm McDowell did not act like wanting to close his eyes.
It's not that he didn't blink. He really couldn't while the clamps were set.
answered Jan 10 at 20:40
HorusKolHorusKol
4,81312123
11
The genius of Kubrik seems to stem in part from a total disregard for people.
– Thufir
Jan 11 at 4:46
10
In short, how did they shoot the Ludovico sessions? Not very carefully.
– Paul D. Waite
Jan 11 at 10:26
@Thufir Yeah combined with him essentially psychologically torturing Shelly Long while filming The Shining to make her fear more convincing, it sort of colors my feelings about his work.
– Todd Wilcox
Jan 12 at 14:37
add a comment |
His eyes were clamped for real.
https://news.abs-cbn.com/image/entertainment/05/05/16/look-10-movies-that-nearly-or-actually-killed-their-stars-9
Though McDowell’s eyes were anesthetized during shooting, the clamps were actually attached to his eyelids. They were also being used incorrectly, with McDowell sitting upright rather than lying down. McDowell later said he was in excruciating pain during the entire shoot, suffered temporary blindness as a result of his eyes being forced open for so long, and ended up with a sliced cornea. Turns out those screams weren’t a result of great acting but rather just genuine torture.
As for:
Also, it seems, you would have the urge to close eyes for that long time even if it is clamped whereas Malcolm McDowell did not act like wanting to close his eyes.
It's not that he didn't blink. He really couldn't while the clamps were set.
answered Jan 10 at 20:40
HorusKolHorusKol
4,81312123
His eyes were clamped for real.
https://news.abs-cbn.com/image/entertainment/05/05/16/look-10-movies-that-nearly-or-actually-killed-their-stars-9
Though McDowell’s eyes were anesthetized during shooting, the clamps were actually attached to his eyelids. They were also being used incorrectly, with McDowell sitting upright rather than lying down. McDowell later said he was in excruciating pain during the entire shoot, suffered temporary blindness as a result of his eyes being forced open for so long, and ended up with a sliced cornea. Turns out those screams weren’t a result of great acting but rather just genuine torture.
As for:
Also, it seems, you would have the urge to close eyes for that long time even if it is clamped whereas Malcolm McDowell did not act like wanting to close his eyes.
It's not that he didn't blink. He really couldn't while the clamps were set.
answered Jan 10 at 20:40
HorusKolHorusKol
4,81312123
answered Jan 10 at 20:40
HorusKolHorusKol
4,81312123
answered Jan 10 at 20:40
HorusKolHorusKol
4,81312123
answered Jan 10 at 20:40
HorusKolHorusKol
4,81312123
4,81312123
11
The genius of Kubrik seems to stem in part from a total disregard for people.
– Thufir
Jan 11 at 4:46
10
In short, how did they shoot the Ludovico sessions? Not very carefully.
– Paul D. Waite
Jan 11 at 10:26
@Thufir Yeah combined with him essentially psychologically torturing Shelly Long while filming The Shining to make her fear more convincing, it sort of colors my feelings about his work.
– Todd Wilcox
Jan 12 at 14:37
add a comment |
11
The genius of Kubrik seems to stem in part from a total disregard for people.
– Thufir
Jan 11 at 4:46
10
In short, how did they shoot the Ludovico sessions? Not very carefully.
– Paul D. Waite
Jan 11 at 10:26
@Thufir Yeah combined with him essentially psychologically torturing Shelly Long while filming The Shining to make her fear more convincing, it sort of colors my feelings about his work.
– Todd Wilcox
Jan 12 at 14:37
11
11
The genius of Kubrik seems to stem in part from a total disregard for people.
– Thufir
Jan 11 at 4:46
The genius of Kubrik seems to stem in part from a total disregard for people.
– Thufir
Jan 11 at 4:46
10
10
In short, how did they shoot the Ludovico sessions? Not very carefully.
– Paul D. Waite
Jan 11 at 10:26
In short, how did they shoot the Ludovico sessions? Not very carefully.
– Paul D. Waite
Jan 11 at 10:26
@Thufir Yeah combined with him essentially psychologically torturing Shelly Long while filming The Shining to make her fear more convincing, it sort of colors my feelings about his work.
– Todd Wilcox
Jan 12 at 14:37
@Thufir Yeah combined with him essentially psychologically torturing Shelly Long while filming The Shining to make her fear more convincing, it sort of colors my feelings about his work.
– Todd Wilcox
Jan 12 at 14:37
add a comment |
