Like maybe even edited?
Shit, looking more closely things don't add up. Look at how the tree overlaps the tracks and wall shadow in the initial shot versus the zoomed-in version where the train is coming around. . Also compare the first shot to the third shot where he's rescuing. The camera angles are different, and the dog is suddenly moved over on the tracks for the third shot.
Oh yeah, I'm calling bullshit. Look at the shadows from the cars. Little bits of sunlight come through between cars. But the shadows from the guy's head do not change. The diffuse lighting when in the car's shadow wouldn't leave such a clear head shadow to the left. But no new shadows appear when the sunlight comes between cars. They recorded him moving the dog separately (in the sunlight) from the train and somehow composited them. with right-most level-adjusted to show shadows are exactly the same as in the sun.
Also .
Where's Captain Disillusion when you need him?
You got it. Thanks for side-by-side
Explains why dog didn't react to giant train and waging tail as he approached, ignoring the blaring horn
I ninja-edited another paragraph about the sunlight. with right-most level-adjusted to show shadows are exactly the same as in the sun.
I can't believe I didn't notice these things on the first watching. I was willing to just believe it. Makes me really question my acceptance of things at face value. I just assume fakery would be obvious. I think too highly of my normal perceptual capabilities. I'm more fallible than I think.
Also why someone was filming at that moment.
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