'In 1992, co-director/cinematographer Timothy Asch admitted that one of the most memorable moments in the film, the loud sound identified by Chagnon's narration as an unseen, blunt-edged axe blow to the back of one of the combatants, knocking him unconscious, was actually a staged sound effect he personally created during post-production by striking a watermelon in a Massachusetts studio.'
"a ritualized contest, not a brawl"
ReplyDelete'In 1992, co-director/cinematographer Timothy Asch admitted that one of the most memorable moments in the film, the loud sound identified by Chagnon's narration as an unseen, blunt-edged axe blow to the back of one of the combatants, knocking him unconscious, was actually a staged sound effect he personally created during post-production by striking a watermelon in a Massachusetts studio.'
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