John B
11-28-2012, 03:38 PM
I'm sure everyone on the Forum has at some stage seen French film-maker Claude Lelouch's infamous 1976 film, "C'était un Rendezvous". It is undoubtedly the first, and one of the most influential viral car videos of all time.
But does anyone know how it was actually filmed? No, he didn't strap a camera on the front of a Ferrari for his illegal, 10 minute, high-speed blast through the streets of Paris. And no, he didn't hire a professional racing driver as everyone speculated. Instead he attached the camera rig to the front bumper of his own Mercedes 450SEL and went for an early morning (fast) drive. The sound of a Ferrari 275 GTB (also one of Lelouch's personal cars) was added in post-production.
Lelouch was arrested when the film was released, but would not provide details of the filming. In 2006 he was interviewed about his short film, and finally explained how it was produced. Check it out below (note : click on the captions button to get the English subtitles)...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDXFvtVlYcM
But does anyone know how it was actually filmed? No, he didn't strap a camera on the front of a Ferrari for his illegal, 10 minute, high-speed blast through the streets of Paris. And no, he didn't hire a professional racing driver as everyone speculated. Instead he attached the camera rig to the front bumper of his own Mercedes 450SEL and went for an early morning (fast) drive. The sound of a Ferrari 275 GTB (also one of Lelouch's personal cars) was added in post-production.
Lelouch was arrested when the film was released, but would not provide details of the filming. In 2006 he was interviewed about his short film, and finally explained how it was produced. Check it out below (note : click on the captions button to get the English subtitles)...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDXFvtVlYcM