Rio is a port city of the Atlantic Ocean on the east coast of Brasil, yet the ocean and beach was always shown on the left side of the screen, the west coast side. naturally, the film was not shot in Rio, they just used stock footage. Didn't anyone on the set or editing room realize this? could it be the stock film used was reversed? The beach and ocean should've been to the right of the screen.......
shareI think it was a case of stock footage/rear screen projection.
shareNot necessarily. If the camera, or just a pedestrian, is turned to be facing SOUTH near the beach, then the Atlantic would correctly be on his left. You seem to be assuming that the camera was facing North.
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The film shows the car scenes going and coming to the home, yet regardless of the direction they were traveling the ocean was to the west, that is what caught my eye.
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There are not necessarily any goofs. (And since there is probably plenty of correct stock footage of Rio available to the filmmakers, why wouldn't they use correct footage?) If you look carefully, the car is coming/going on a street or driveway that may circle/curve around the back of the property. We don't see any other parts of the driveway/roadway because they are completely out of camera range. It may be a circular driveway or curving one-way street (it is very narrow, and there are no painted lines dividing the roadway for two-way traffic).
And because the entrance to the villa is on the right side of the road when approaching or leaving it in those shots, it makes sense to go always the same direction when approaching/leaving, so that people can easily enter/leave the car on the curb side.
Also, there is ocean North, East and South of the city, because it is actually located at the mouth of a large cove. In addition, that part of the coast is full of coves and inlets. So one might change direction every few miles while always aiming toward a final destination.
By the way, at that point on the coastline, the closest part of the open ocean is actually *South* of the main city, not East. If you don't believe me, just look at a decent map.
With such a detailed explanation there is no need to check a map, you've said it all.
sharejonjax71 wrote: "The film shows the car scenes going and coming to the home, yet regardless of the direction they were traveling the ocean was to the west, that is what caught my eye."
Incorrect. If the camera is pointing south towards the house, that would make the water to the east.
Don't confuse right and left with east and west. One can show west on the left and still be cinematically correct.
shareYou are wrong on two counts.
1. Just because the ocean is shown on the left side does not mean that it is the Pacific. If you are driving down the PCH, the ocean is on either the left or the right side of your view depending on if you are driving South or North.
This would therefore be the same for Rio. (Yes I have been to Rio btw)
2. This is not stock footage because the walkways along Copo Beach and Ipanema Beach have a distinct pattern on the walkways which are also shown in each of the views (look at when they drive along the beach or the view from the balcony.
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^ This. I always thought that balcony scene in the hotel had the camera "facing" south.
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It depends on whether you're looking north or south.
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