[romseb]

There is a cut a few seconds before the launch, so they didn't have to time 1 minute exactly, "just" ~20 seconds.

[moduspol]

It's also a rocket launch, which is commonly accompanied by a countdown.

It was also pretty common to have that countdown broadcast over the radio, as many people would show up just to watch the rocket launch. Even without a radio broadcast, it'd be as simple as a walkie talkie inside the control room and another with the filming team.

This shows up on the internet every few months, and I'm still astounded by how much attention it gets. It is not nearly as remarkable as portrayed.

[TeMPOraL]

Learning it wasn't composited surprised me. I always assumed it was green-screened (or blue-screened or whatever they used for chroma-keying back then) - that's because until ignition, the camera focus makes it seem like he's standing in front of a sheet with a painting on it, and overall, it feels as a very well-made composite.

[ReactiveJelly]

I'm guessing they set the camera very far back, which will appear to compress depth. Otherwise, since he must be standing so far from the rocket, the rocket would be too small to see.

(It's not the lens - That's a pet peeve of mine, it's not the lens. The z-divide in any graphics simulation is what appears to compress or expand depth. The lens merely makes a shorter or farther camera distance practical. The lens themselves don't distort anything until you're talking about fisheye effects.)

[roelschroeven]

> (It's not the lens - That's a pet peeve of mine, it's not the lens. The z-divide in any graphics simulation is what appears to compress or expand depth. The lens merely makes a shorter or farther camera distance practical. The lens themselves don't distort anything until you're talking about fisheye effects.)

Yes, thank you. It's quite unbelievable how many people get this wrong, even on specialized photography forums and the like.

[slyall]

Looks like a completely different take. If you look at his microphone it is worn higher in the first "walking" shot than in the takeoff shot.

Also the walk is filmed South of the Vehicle Assembly Building looking North. Whereas the Voyager 2 took off from LC-41 which is East of the VAB

[charcircuit]

and the exact time of launch is known beforehand, so it's not like he was guessing and happening to get lucky with it lining up.

[makapuf]

Sure but you're still a stutter or a sneeze away from ruining it.

[charcircuit]

He was early and had to pause before saying the last word. If he stuttered he would still be close enough.

Yes, it's possible to mess up the shot, but the odds were in their favor.