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Gaugamela

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8. My guess is they do it because climbing out of a car can look kind of awkward
Fri Mar 6, 2026, 08:09 PM
Mar 6

and also take up an unnecessary amount of time, so instead they show the feet on the pavement and then cut to the actor standing by the open door to establish the action and bypass the awkward shot. Sometimes they will make a glamorous moment out of it, like when an elegantly dressed person gets out of a limousine, and show more of the action. But you’re right they still start with the feet, because the camera is outside the car and it anticipates the full action.

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It's supposed to be an arty shot, I suppose. Ocelot II Mar 6 #1
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Drama Coolgoober Mar 6 #2
🎭 Floyd R. Turbo Mar 6 #10
builds drama and anticipation Donkees Mar 6 #3
🫣 Floyd R. Turbo Mar 6 #11
Very few ppl have mastered the art of exiting a vehicle dweller Mar 6 #4
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You're watching the Foot Fetish channel. NT mahatmakanejeeves Mar 6 #5
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For Floyd, the foot fetishist True Dough Mar 7 #20
So they can show a woman in heels and not a man in Birkenstocks (except that would work in The Big Lebowski) chia Mar 6 #6
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Product placement? Figarosmom Mar 6 #7
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My guess is they do it because climbing out of a car can look kind of awkward Gaugamela Mar 6 #8
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Tarantino? UTUSN Mar 6 #17
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Making movements to get out of a vehicle can be awkward and not smooth Niagara Mar 7 #19
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