50th Anniversary of the Making of "Grand Prix" / Oct 4 - 5th

John Stephens, who directed the Action Unit in the film will be the featured guest and will be displaying his limited edition on car action and behind the scenes still photographs from the movie.

The public is invited to a reception with John Stephens on Saturday, October 4, 2014 from 5 - 9pm for the unveiling of still photographs from “Grand Prix”, discussion, and refreshments.

Grand Prix : Nine races. One champion. James Garner, Yves Montand, Brian Bedford and Antonio Sabato portray Formula I drivers competing to be the best in this slam-you-into-the-driver’s seat tale of speed, spectacle and intertwined personal lives. Eva Marie Saint and Toshiro Mifune also star. John Frankenheimer (who 32 years later would again stomp the pedal to the metal for the car chases of Ronin) directs this winner of 3 Academy Awards – crafting split-screen images to capture the overlapping drama and orchestrating you-are-there POV camerawork to intensify the hard-driving thrills. Nearly 30 top drivers take part in the excitement, so buckle up, movie fans. Race with the best to the head of the pack. Probably the best of the formula motor racing films. Frankenheimer was a keen fan of the sport, and took great pains to convey the experience cinematically. There are no CG-process shots; a 70mm camera was fixed to the cars, and the suspension jacked up on the other side to balance them. Drivers wore cameras on their helmets. “Chase cars” were fitted with remote-controlled cameras. Long lenses were used for a slow-motion effect, helicopter cameras shot the aerial footage. Cutting-edge technology was used to control the cameras remotely. The racing scenes were real; actual races, actual drivers…as good as it gets.

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