That Time James Cameron Destroyed a Real Bridge | True Action
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00:04: Rebirth by Melody Sheep
00:46: HWY 601 - Highway Haven by Makeup and Vanity Set
01:32: The Barber of Seville Overture by Rossini
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16:52: Crazy (Instrumental) by Juliet Roberts
18:17: Written on Water by DK the Drummer
19:49: Tilt by Hannah Parrott
23:46: HWY 801 - Cloud Causeway by Makeup and Vanity Set
This is one of the best TH-cam videos I've ever seen. Insanely good editing and voiceover.
What up Whistlindiesel! lol Weird seeing you here
Yo whistlin can I have a cool 3k cuz why not?
Woah, didnt expect to see Cody, WhistlinDiesel! 👋
Really appreciate it bro, but I won’t be content until you find the guy that stole your dad’s skidloader
Came to the comments to say the same thing.
A friend of mine who passed away a while back worked second unit on True Lies. He pulled focus on the shot of the Uzi tumbling down the stairs, and the close-up of Arnold when he delivers the line, "You're fired." Sadly, he did not get screen credit on this or Titanic, but he did for The Avengers and several other big films. His love of filmmaking was infectious. Tom Cherry, you are missed.
Thanks for sharing that! Some classic films he contributed too, awesome!
My condolences 🙏🏻
My condolences
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
The transition from storytelling to explaining everything is Perfect ☺️
YESSS! Was about to write that!!
No the pacing is too slow. This video could have been treemed down to 12min and it would have been really great. But that sloow pacing just makes it boring and that's a shame, cause this the type of video that I could enjoy.
Professional documentary quality
@@Alhmaleonn Could not disagree with you more. This is the type of video I enjoy. Immensely. I hope he continues with many more
Movie name please
The way you portrayed the montage of all those films that used practical effects. It literally gave me goosebumps. Your love for films is visible in your editing. Thanks for this video. Keep on making these videos ❤❤❤🔥🔥🔥
Just finished TL and couldn't be happier to watch this video. And agree with comment above, goosebumps with the modern day movie montage. Amazing!
My god this video is a masterclass in its own. What a brilliant presentation! Thank you for making this.
Hey Jake 👋
ABSOLUTE MASTERCLASS!!!!!💯
masterclass smart horse, yeah !
now that's a compliment if I've ever seen one
Don’t usually comment but I just wanted to say that this video is absolutely perfect… I watched the entire 25 minutes without skipping anything; everything from the transitions to the sound design was incredible, it literally felt like watching a movie :)
Dude, your reply made me realize it had been 25 minutes.
@@devverma144 It didn’t even feel like 10 minutes
I disagree. I find it one of the most irritating videos on youtube I watched in a long time. The build up is taking way way too long.
Apart from contrete
there's so much love that I have for this guy to make me stare at my screen and keep watching the video for 25 mins straight with the curiosity that we all have for behind the scenes of the action filmmaking, the way he explained and the editing and the creativity in it. Nailed it. ;)
Wait this was 25 mins?? Ha
Yeah.. yeah this is exactly my thought.
No words more to describe except what a homage and what a rush! Gotta love this guy every moment so meticulous and creative. 🍷
Cameron has always been in a league of his own. I remember an fx artist who worked on Titanic revealing one of the most important things he learned that Cameron does: never use the same trick twice. His action sequences are a blend of cutting edge to old school tricks such that your brain never gets a chance to catch on to how the illusion is being accomplished. Few filmmakers have his knowledge and dedication
1000 %!
I teared during the ending sequence.
Cinema got those brave souls and creative geniuses and I admire that.
Wonderful editing!
My soul was touched too :D
i thought i was the only one...
Extremely gay
Just a shame its few and far between. Most are lazy.
James Cameron is simply a perfectionist! These are the little things that make movies like Titanic, Terminator, Abyss, Aliens, Avatar, etc. unique and eternal.
Can you tell that Jim got his start working in Corman's special effects and miniatures department, because it seems obvious after watching a lot of BTS footage on his films.
I've heard plenty about his perfectionism, but it comes at a cost to everyone involved. Just ask Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio.
@@DJ-Daz The Abyss was the first time JC bit off more than he could chew and that nightmarish production really amplified his autocratic approach to direction at the time, especially when under so much pressure after countless technical problems, inflating budget, looming deadlines and some scary equipment failures (including Cameron himself who nearly drowned due to a faulty scuba mask). Even so, it's hard to argue with the results. Ed Harris and Mastrantonio gave some of their best, if not THE best performances of their careers and those scenes still play out in my mind whenever I think of those actors. Thankfully JC has mellowed a bit over the years, partly due to his experiences leading deep sea expeditions, but also after spending some time working with Ron Howard who he greatly admired for how he conducts himself as a director on set. He said he tries to "channel his inner Ron Howard" these days, and maybe that's true. When genuine goodhearted mensches like Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Kate Winslet and others keep returning to play in his sandbox, despite his demanding reputation in the past, it's likely a good sign. I never thought I'd ever see Kate Winslet in another JC film after the challenges of Titanic.
@@tronam I stand corrected
@AfterBurnett I stand corrected, again
True Lies is one of my favourite movies of all time. And it aged extremely well. Thanks for this essay.
An only slight... Point of sadness is that it would be really nice to see some footage of True Lies predecessors in the last part. They made some really breathtaking practical stunts even in silent era.
It was more about making a case for current day filmmaking and the fact that in camera action sequences are still very much a thing. But I couldn't agree with you more. I recently saw a clip from Buster Keaton where the front of a house falls on top of him only for him to remain completely unscathed because he was standing where the opening for window landed. Unreal.
@@paul_et Jackie Chan pays homage to that Buster Keaton stunt in the finale of Project A 2. Worth checking out if you haven’t seen it!
These are huge miniatures! No wonder the physics look like a full sized truck flying through the air!
Great video Paul. A buddy sent this to me today and I'd just like to say Stetson, Leslie, and everyone on the miniature effects team for this were, and likely still are, the absolute best the industry has ever seen.
This was my first ever film credit, working at DD in my early 20s. I built the digital missile and animated most of this sequence but the miniatures were the real star as they were so indistinguishable from the full-size footage. I feel very fortunate to have started my career when miniatures were still very much a part of the business.
At least through the "1.0" phase of Digital Domain the True Lies miniatures were always a feature pointed out on any tour at DD because they were just so amazingly crafted. And they still looked great even after all the abuse of filming, for years to come!
They’re the absolute dream team! And lucky you, what a way to snag your first film credit. You certainly had me convinced the missile was practical (even though that’s completely impractical when you think about it). I’d love to pick your brain on your experiences working at DD and beyond sometime if you’d be up for it?
@@paul_et DM sent
This is a love letter to cinema. What a masterpiece of storytelling. Well done.
This is hands down the best TH-cam video I have ever seen, hands down. The narrative, the editing, the information. Mad respect. This channel will blow up into millions of subscribers in no time. Massive respect
Wha… you’ve never seen 10 hour nyan cat to the very end?
This deserves to be on Netflix.
If Tony Zhou (Every Frame A Painting) can go from youtube essays to making Voir with David Fincher for Netflix, it's definitely not out of the question.
Man, what could I say more? Actually, you made a short movie and paid tribute to many real scenes that many of us thought were... CGI. Excellent montage, great voice over. Not to mention the choice of... fonts. You deserve an award for this clip! Keep up the exellent work.
He cherrypicked the best examples he could over a two decade period, including films like Fury Road that literally won Oscars for its use of practical effects. It's a little misleading in my opinion to show only the highlights when there's been a clear industrywide trend away from practical and towards CG.
@@Reid52the point he’s making is that the best films of the era post-90s that stick in our memories are the ones that still focus heavily on practical in-camera work. so yea. that’s why he cherry-picked. he wasn’t trying to say it’s all just as good now as it was back then. but also don’t forget there was plenty of total shit back then too. for every cameron there were at least 50 garbage directors.
This is absolutely amazing! You’re a big inspo Paul!
Hi there
To this day I remember sitting in the theater slack-jawed watching the harrier/bridge scene in True Lies: What a fantastic show; What fantastic skills. Really can't thank the skilled folks behind this work enough--you are inspirations! Keeping that tradition alive as much as is possible is very, very much appreciated too! Thanks for this Paul, loved it!
don't act like you haven't wanted to ride in an elevator riding a horse🤣🤣🤣
Magnificently produced! The passion and effort that went into the graphics, editing, narration, music, and every little detail all comes together to result in a fantastic video essay of the highest calibre. Your channel is the only one for which I'll willingly sit through each and every video and won't budge until the screen goes black. What did we do to deserve you, Paul!
When this came out, I was pretty familiar with the Seven Mile bridge, and I thought they had just blown up another chunk of the old bridge. Give Cameron props for his props.
as did I even though I have no familiarity with the bridge. Just because films have been given permission to explode old structures. That building implosion at the start of Lethal Weapon 3 is real. The structure was I think a city hall scheduled for controlled demolition and the film helped pay for it so that they could film it.
Hands down, most underrated filmmaking channel on TH-cam.
I’m so glad you picked Casino Royale to showcase at the end. That movie wowed me in such a profound way at the cinema . What an experience !!!
Ecstatic to see you're back! I've only watched the first few seconds and I'm instantly enthralled by your editing, as always. You're one of the most talented editors and storytellers I've come across on youtube, I can see the hours of work and passion that were put into every few seconds. You've been a huge inspiration. Keep up the exceptional vids!
fire the missiles of war!!!!!!
One of the most difficult things in miniature building involving water is to hide the proportion of the surface waves. And they sure pulled it out wonderfully in this scene
TH-cam doing something strange recommending me this today
Dude, the finishing montage of modern films made my skin tingle. This is such a fantastic video, and has made me absolutely need to re-watch True Lies... Love it!
I watched True Lies for the first time way back in 1995 with my parents (we rented it on VHS - remember when that was a thing?), and it blew my 7-year-old mind to smithereens. True Lies was the movie that made me want to become a filmmaker. I absolutely adore the film, and consequently, this video of yours, too.
Amazing video, Ty. I had the same “moment” when I turned on True Lies as a kid. It’s back when my parents still got HBO so it was unedited! My grandparents were watching me and asked “do your parents let you watch this kind of stuff?” I had my own True Lie cooked up for them and said yes, haha. I think I was 8.
Oh wow, your video so well made! The music, the editing, the titles, the framed shots with the rounded edges with the VHS stuff behind it, the whole style of it. Love it, thank you! Oh and it's very informative too. The opening is really well shot and lit too, reminds me of a Better Caul Saul opening sequence.
I know right ..🍷No words more to describe except what a homage and what a rush! Gotta love this guy what a talent every moment so meticulous and creatively magical.
The overhead shot with the limo flying into the water with the helicopter is one of my favorite shots in all of film.
True Lies is a classic by all definition, but by todays standard of movie making makes it 10x better... Great breakdown by the way and what a great love letter to the 90s action scene👌👍
What sorcery is this! How did a minimentary mash the feels button so hard?
Can't watch this and not have a new found appreciation for the work that goes into cinema.
*chef kiss* well done.
This got recommended to me just after the Crimean bridge was blown up lol
TH-cam recommendations really have a great sense of humor.
So you guess it was movie special effects too? 🧐
for me, it was after the key bridge :/
This love letter to practical effects was absolutely fantastic. Just incredible work.
Why is youtube recommending me this video after the event on the bridge in Crimea? Is that a tutorial?
It amazes me how many individual fragments and how much dust and debris gets ejected from model explosions. This becomes so much more apparent in slow-mo.
15:56 The fire over text transition is appreciated 🙏🏻
Everyone involved in this from the pyrotechnicians to the stunt doubles:
"I love this plan! I'm happy to be a part of it!"
A documentary that gave me goosebumps. Actual goosebumps
Can't remember the last time that happened
Well done my man! Sharing this with everyone.
I know right ..🍷No words more to describe except what a homage and what a rush! Gotta love this guy what a talent every moment so meticulous and creatively magical.
sameeee I was about to jump to the coments when I started to get goosebumbs after that ending
the storytelling, sound design, transtitions, EVERYTHING IS PERFECTTT
Also shoutout to the underrated legend you missed here to mention like everyone does but he’s doing such practical effects and real stunts through out his life, Michael Bay 😉
The best 25 mins. Worth it every milliseconds. Thank you @Paul E.T.
Nice timing youtube algorithm
cant believe the production value.. its just too much for TH-cam. Paul you're a freaking genius
how does this video not have more views, this is so well made and so amazingly put together. you can see that so much time has been spent on the video, amazing work.
Man this guy's storytelling and explaining every little detail is Phenomenal
Wow! This was a great one for sure! The recap starting at 19:50 of practical effects in recent movies was pure epicness.
Subbed instantly.
an ode to the creativity, visionary artistry, and dedication to the craft of filmmaking
Great video! Movies with in camera effects just hit different. Always loved the sequence from batman, where the batmobile is made into a miniature in that underpass scene or another one from Nolan in the movie Tenet, where the plane runs into the hangar. I am so glad the movie industry didn't completely abandoned the practical effects.
Back after 7 months when I had said this video deserved a million views.. well it's got half a million! That's something!!
Keep up the awesome work. Subscriber for life.
TH-cam recommend this to me day before the blow up. Trying my best not to become a conspirationist
Criminally underrated channel. Your production values are outstanding. No CGI corner cuts here! You're the miniature model of video essays!
This needs to have more views, because it was a joy to watch! As a fan of True Lies (as any 80's/90's kid would be of big action flicks), it was a pleasure to go on a deep dive into practical effects and stunts with your style of story telling! Bravo!
a logistical nightmare
it's incredible how talented the people who make movies like this are
Fine job.
That sequence in True Lies where Curtis is lifted out of the limo is one of my all time favorites. Perfect combination of camp, music, action hero, fun and in the end pure elation.
That's what makes the entire movie so great
It's got an almost tongue in cheek seriousness in the action hero stuff (IE the mac 10 tumbling down the stairs) a sitcom style chemistry (and initial premise) that you can't convince me wasn't the inspiration for American Dad, plus the fact that the movie is seriously just James Cameron making action sequence after action sequence.
I swear to god there's no way a 2000+ era producer would EVER accept the script with practical effects, hell it might get turned down because doing this in CG would still be too expensive.
Her father must have been extremely proud seeing her daughter go all out in this movie including performing some of her own stunts!
Who else got chills from these clips?? The perfect showcase of REAL action films!
Brilliant video, man! Big props to your editing and the breakdown.
Mad love and respect to all filmmakers making these in-camera action scenes! And thank you for reminding us that there is still hope for future action classics to come.
i think a few ukranians must have watched this one
True Lies is one of the best action films ever made imo. Truly underrated.
What unfortunate timing for this video. lmao
hahaha
That chapter 6 alone, makes me forget that I was watching a TH-cam video and getting immersed instead on the movie clips presented.
My goodness this was so well made. Way to go Paul, watched every minute and wished it went on longer!
I am in the middle of work really busy trying to finish a very urgent report.. But I had to stop everything because of this.. Thank you Sir!!!
Perfectly produced and edited. Hats off.
I too was thouroghly blown away by the stunts and spectacular shots of True Lies at the time - and still am. I showed the helicopter stunt to an editor friend about when it was in theatres and said "Look! Look! This stunt is REAL!" but he didn't quite believe me...
Dude omg this video in itself is a masterpiece, from storytelling to letting information speak on its own, to even including that this type of filmmaking isint dead yet, incredible video absolutely subbed
Hello. Here early so I just thought I'd tell you. Your storytelling and editing is amazing. You deserve more views
that movie and the abyss has a special place in my heart. i am 34 now. i watched it with my dad the first time as i was roundabout 7 or 8 and we always watched both movies every year on that day until he died.
that movie gives me a smile and joy no other movie does, still to this day. but with the instrumental you put in at 16:52 i cried for the first time. it simply fits perfectly! THANK YOU!
great movie, great directing. a simply perfect action movie that still holds up. or as i think, one of those classic action flicks that get better with every year
rip dad
I used to see that movie in DVD when I was a kid, I'm so glad to have found this video. Finally explaining how it was real and ingenious in an era now so distant from such action, it was impeccable story telling in this video! Keep at it Paul! Thank you for bringing back some 90s action movie charm to youtube
Telling the story of the story that has already been told using methods of editing, narration and sequencing itself is a art. Its like showing the how they built the machines that made the cars that made to the documentary, engineering the engineering.
Mate that was bonkers. I can see how much editing went into this. And such great research; amazing job! 🚀 And those ending sequences gave me goosebumps!
After watching this, what I find amazing is that modern CGI is easier to spot than the CGI in True Lies, and it goes to show that amazing looking visuals, when done badly, are obvious and take you out of the moment. The simplest visuals done well keep you in the moment, and that is more important than the visuals themselves.
It all starts with Cameron having a background in effects and knowing the value of people who are the best in their field.
And on that foundation, he then hired people who all brought their A-game.
It's stuff like this that got me interested in filmmaking as a kid and still keeps me in awe as a 40 year old. - I can't stand the overuse of CGI these days.
This slaps. Your ability to tell a story and edit a mad video is insane to me. Love this content, and don't mind if it takes another year for a video of such high quality!
This is EASILY one of the best TH-cam videos I've ever seen, and with the best editing skills. You're the GOAT. DAMN.
Best video I've seen all year. By which I mean of any length, on any platform, period. I thought this might be a mildly interesting reminiscence on an old guilty-pleasure movie, but Paul, you have elevated reminiscence to reflection and art form. If this can be award eligible, we need to help make that happen
This is why 90s action/blockbuster movies are the best. Though some may not hold up today but the work that goes into the practical effects is unmatched with CGI - almost as if its art. We all know we're watching something computer generated however practical effects just seamlessly looks real and much more believable.
Amazing how i just subscribed and finished your earlier videos 1 hour ago to just find out you are back for more! Great job on the video.
The miniature part of the video reminds me of thunderbirds. Really cool how you give an insight in shots that we take for granted.
Great video. Even after all these years, True Lies has still some of my favorite action scenes, not only because of awesome action filmed in great shots, but also because of terrific suspense, like rescue of Helen from the car on the bridge and Harry's daughter hanging from the Harrier.
So glad to have another video from you. I discovered your channel earlier this year, binged all your videos in like a day, and have been hoping you'd post again soon. Amazing video, your storytelling and editing is👌
Holy Shit. One of the best youtube video essays I've ever seen. Promised one thing and then just kept adding more on top of it. those ending edits almost made me tear up. gives me hope for the industry. amazing work man
What a day to be recommended this video: Putin's birthday
All those people who worked so hard with the best they got, risking it all even their lives just to give us the best entertainment... it's beautiful, it made me cry of happiness. Thank's for the great montage, your video is awesome
Maximilian_DOOD bring me here, fantastic video
That ending montage showing that *great* filmmakers still exist makes my cold dead heart get all warm and fuzzy. Brilliant stuff.
love the video. I'm sure you already know about the kingsman church scene even though it's not single take just the way it's able to convince you it is really impressive. It's always amazing when modern film directors that use practical effects properly.
Just checking back in to watch this from start to finish like I do every few months.
Faith in film-making restored.
Thank you for this, man! 😀
Your closing statement summarized it all! 😌
Don't you love when you nearly don't click on a video, but then you do, only to be surprised with one of the best Action documentaries you've watched in a long while, if not ever!
Absolutely amazing video! Possibly one of the best out there!
Small thing: You forgot the Song name for the Action sequente in chapter six. 19:49
"Tilt by Hannah Parrott"
Other than that, flawless video!
EDIT: Might I also add, I love your music choices! They are absolutly amazing and fitting for the selected scenes!
I can't find it
This is a video that makes me want to watch True Lies AGAIN for like the 50th or so. I had no idea that bridge was even a miniature, it just never crossed my mind. True Lies, Speed, Under Siege, Terminator 2, and Die Hard were all seriously perfect movies, and you might as well toss in Heat and Point Break to go with it.
This was a great watch! The ending montage almost brought a tear to my eye…
Glad I found your channel, you‘ve gained a new subscriber :)
Didn't expect to watch the entire 25 minutes of it, but here we are
Thanks you for this video, man.
It's always been one of my favourite scenes in any movie, and despite going to film school, I still had no real idea how they did everything.
Awesome!
I know right ..🍷No words more to describe except what a homage and what a rush! Gotta love this guy what a talent every moment so meticulous and creatively magical.
Somebody needs to do a documentary on how your documentary was made. This is a master piece. Thank you.
Maximilian_DOOD brought me here while reacting to this live on his stream
I grew up in the keys and remember when they filmed this! I can give you some tidbits of trivia that I don't think most folks would know about. Unless they were there. The 7 mile bridge is part of the Overseas Highway, which is the ONLY way to drive through the keys. Production of this movie was a major logistical problem, because they had to stop traffic on the new bridge whenever they were filming on the old bridge. So people couldn't get to work or get home while the cameras were rolling. Traffic got backed up whenever they were filming, and sometimes people got stuck for a couple hours waiting to cross the bridge. The production team was awesome and went out of their way to be cool with the locals. They loaded up shopping carts with hot dogs, water bottles, (and Pepsi I think) and some swag, made just for the people in the keys. They gave out bumper stickers that were made just for us, who had to put up with the interruption to their daily lives. Special "Omega Sector" bumper stickers that said "I was stopped on 7-mile bridge". And a note saying they were sorry for stopping traffic. We also got to see them land a Harrier on the shoulder where the bridge starts. And they left the fake rubble on the old bridge for a long time. I remember driving past it for a while, and seeing it look super cool because it looked blown up. I found a link to a sale of one of the bumper stickers/and note from the production on same movie prop site propstore.com/product/true-lies/bumper-sticker/
Thanks for this video. Its beautifully made, and shows a real love and appreciation for practical effects. Which I also share. True Lies will always have a special place in my heart because of the memories of when they filmed it, and the whole town being excited and seeing the bumper stickers on a lot of cars. It was a very cool bit of Florida Keys movie history.
Love hearing these kinds of stories. Thanks for sharing :)
Ukraine taking notes...
That finale is truly breathtaking!!