Talk:Rattle and Hum
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[edit] Colour footage shot on a soundstage?
Hey folks!
I have heard rumors that SOME of the colour footage in Rattle and Hum was not usable, so they had to set up the stage again indoors somewhere, bring the band back in and re-shoot those songs.
This makes sense for several reasons:
- 1 The Sun Devil Stadium shoot didn't afford as much prep time as the director and crew needed, and that was a VERY ambitious shoot
- 2 Many of the clips in that section seem to be much better exposed, and or shot on different film stock. These clips all seem to be from different angles than the clips that are not as well exposed, AND the 'lesser' clips often feature crowd/wind/atmospherics that the better exposed ones seem to be free of.
- 2A None of the better exposed clips show the stadium, or large steel structure supporting the stage.
I'll admit that this is all speculation on my part, but it all seems logical from the reasons I've stated above.
Can anyone shed some light on whether in fact this is what U2 and crew did?
thanks!
- I believe it is correct. I remember reading something at the time with Bono "waving to the imaginary crowd". It wasn't a big secret or anything from memory.--Merbabu 02:39, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Split into two articles
I think that the article should be split into two articles - one for the album, and one for the film. Since the film was released in theaters, I think it deserves its own article separate from the album. At the same time, the album deserves its own article as it is an album on its own, and not a soundtrack from the film. The album and the film are equally important, so the main article Rattle and Hum should become a disambiguation page, with links to Rattle and Hum (film) and Rattle and Hum (album). I would NOT say the same for Under a Blood Red Sky because its video release was not a mainstream film and should not be differentiated so much from its album. --Crashintome4196 01:47, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
- Oppose. No absolutely unnecessary. Keep album first on the page, followed by film. --Merbabu 02:47, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
