Optical compositing

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"Optical compositing". This video clip illustrates the unique principle of special effects developed by the brothers I.S. and V.S. Nikitchenko at studio Gorki (Soyuzdetfilm) in 1945.Google Lens AI overview Confirm AI answers independently if possible

Purpose: It served as a technical demonstration of a new method for special effects and composite filming developed at Soyuzdetfilm in 1945.

Content: The most famous segment features a "miniature" sailor (Vladimir Zernov) dancing the Yablochko (Little Apple) dance on a piano while a full-sized pianist (David Ashkenazi) plays.

Legacy: Primarily used as a teaching tool for film students at VGIK and GITR, it was not intended for general public release at the time of its creation

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Public domain, as the Wikimedia Commons states it.

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Public domain

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Союздетфильм

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