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The F1 movie: More on tech helping make it, budget, & real race action included.

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John S:
Using best camera tech and in race footage to give new movie an authentic feel plus budget helped by on car sponsors says film maker.

Wonder though if it will get cinema release along with Apple TV release, or will most of us have to wait another year to view it?

Well worth a read on link below though:-

https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/single-seaters/f1/how-brad-pitts-f1-film-was-made-the-cameras-locations-and-budget/

Dare:
Most of the time here on streaming apps the movie shows
first at theaters then depending on how it did at the box office
it becomes available to rent or buy a month later. Then to see on
a streaming sitea little later.

Jericoke:

--- Quote from: Dare on February 24, 2025, 01:13:24 PM ---Most of the time here on streaming apps the movie shows
first at theaters then depending on how it did at the box office
it becomes available to rent or buy a month later. Then to see on
a streaming sitea little later.

--- End quote ---

The streaming service produced movies have been a little squirrelly about giving their movies wide movie theatre releases.  If the movie underperforms, then bad word of mouth means people might skip it on streaming too.  Further, part of the reason they make the movies is to get people to sign up for the streaming service itself.

Even having Brad Pitt is no guarantee of the movie getting a wide release.  Wolfs with Pitt and George Clooney was meant to have a wide theatrical release, and at the last minute Apple pulled it, giving it a limited release (probably contracts they couldn't get out of) and focused on a streaming release.  I was planning to see the movie, but I haven't watched it yet.  If Apple wasn't excited about it, why should I be?

Given F1 has a lot of hands in the pot, it might be harder for Apple to change their release strategy.  Liberty has a lot to gain from a wide release bringing attention to the sport.  Lewis Hamilton is a mega brand, and if Apple jerks him around, other mega athletes will notice and decide accordingly when they're approached to be involved in large media projects.

For those interested in Cinema/Economic history, there used to be something called 'The Studio System' where a single company would make movies and then show them exclusively at their own chain of theatres.  They had exclusive contracts with talent to only make movies for them.  The (American) government declared the system illegal, but we're very very close to having the same system in place now with streaming services.

cosworth151:
It makes me wonder if might some of the racing scenes might not look so good being show on a big theater screen.

Back in 1966 John Frankenheimer made use of rebodied Formula Junior cars in his classic racing film Grand Prix. A Lotus 20 that had been used as a Yamura (what Hondas were called in the film) was a regular at car shows around here for several years. It wore its original Lotus body at that time. If memory serves the owner at the time also had the movie body in his possession.

Jericoke:

--- Quote from: cosworth151 on February 24, 2025, 04:39:58 PM ---It makes me wonder if might some of the racing scenes might not look so good being show on a big theater screen.

Back in 1966 John Frankenheimer made use of rebodied Formula Junior cars in his classic racing film Grand Prix. A Lotus 20 that had been used as a Yamura (what Hondas were called in the film) was a regular at car shows around here for several years. It wore its original Lotus body at that time. If memory serves the owner at the time also had the movie body in his possession.

--- End quote ---

I know this might get me kicked from the site, but I've yet to see Grand Prix, despite hearing so much about how fantastic it is.

There's no reason I haven't seen it other I just haven't made the time to.  If it's half as good as Frankenheimer's Ronin then I know I'll love it.

(I've noticed that movie reviews bring a lot of views to the site, I don't know if those are bots, or just from 'The Algorithm'.  I should watch and review Grand Prix, since interest in it is bound to grow as the release for F1 comes near.

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