[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by Lee Stewart

trick photography, in the 1960s, when there was NO digital special effects, it was all exacto knives, layers of physical film, and steady hands

I'm sure most here are familiar with the Wide Track advertisements done by Art Fitzpatrick/Van Kaufman.

Art would do the car illustrations and Van would do the backgrounds; they would travel to exotic locations (on paid expense account) to create appropriate settings for the car art.

There are a number of original illustrations on display in the GM Heritage Center. When looking closely at the artwork one can see the exactly trimmed car artwork placed directly on top of the background layer.

Not only does it demonstrate the technique mentioned here but it gives the picture, when viewed in real life, a cool "3D" effect.

K