Topaz (1969)

Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cinematography: Jack Hildyard
Film Editing : William H. Ziegler
Art Direction : Henry Bumstead
Special photographic effects : Albert Whitlock
Storyboard artist: Thomas Wright (uncredited)
Some images from a VHScopy of the German TV documentary.
1. the plate.

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2. the composition with the painting.

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3.The image filmed on location

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4. The plate with the matted out areas which the painting will be covering.

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5. The final image with the painting.

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6. The set showing how the columns where only partially finished by the scenic artists.

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7. The final image with the painted upper part of the columns, the ceiling and the distance buildings.

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8. The Hacienda shot. Everything was painted except the small portion marked on red , even the water which had some animation with little flickering lights in it.

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Some more invisible matte shots, painted by Maestro Albert Whitlock.

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