How did Woody Allen film this dancing scene?
Since the first day I watched Woody Allen's Everyone Says I Love You I couldn't stop wondering: How on earth was this scene filmed?
The way Goldie Hawn moves is incredibly natural. I literally find it hard to believe that they were using cables to hold her in the air, especially on the parts where she slides back through the floor.
Best Answer
It is a technique known as wire work, often used in martial arts films—see Wire fu.
A wire is attached to a harness under the bodice of her dress is threaded through a pulley on a crane. Typically a man is on the other end of the line, pulling down to raise her a little, or two men to raise her a lot. The smooth horizontal movements are made by extending/retracting a telescopic crane, or for limited distances, a stationary crane can be rotated. You can see some stunt performers training in this video.
In post production, the wire is removed through a technique known as rotoscoping.
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