As the Hebrews reach the Red Sea, they discover that Rameses has gone back on his word and plans to have them all killed. But Moses rescues his people with a little Divine legerdemain by parting. Parting of the Red Sea / Paramount Pictures The scene of the parting of the Red Sea - so incredibly stunning to audiences at the time - was achieved by using large dunk tanks flooded with Jello.
The film was then shown in reverse to achieve the illusion of the sea being 'parted'. Gelatin was added to the tanks to give the water a sea-like consistency! 4. Charlton Heston's son was the.
The iconic scene of Moses parting the Red Sea encapsulates Heston's portrayal as a conduit of divine power. His outstretched arms, intense gaze, and booming voice evoke a sense of destiny and purpose. Watch the clip titled "Parting the Red Sea" for the film The Ten Commandments (1956).
Moses (Charlton Heston) parts the Red Sea in order to escape the Pharaoh and his forces. The illusion of the Red Sea parting was achieved by large "dump tanks" that were flooded, then the film was shown in reverse. Gelatin was added to the tanks to give the water a consistency like.
Although some of Cecil B. DeMille's "The Ten Commandments" did film in Egypt in October through December of 1954, most of the movie was shot at the Paramount lot (March to August 1955) including the famous parting of the Red Sea sequence. There's Charlton Heston in his red Moses robes with a line of key lights in the background.
Meanwhile, much braver extras face swirling waters. One special effect would dominate the film - the parting of the Red Sea. Julian Upton crosses Cecil B.
DeMille's Biblical 1956 epic, The Ten Commandments. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS "Parting the Red Sea" Clip Paramount Movies Paramount Movies 1.64M subscribers 673 118K views 3 years ago #TheTenCommandments #CharltonHeston #ParamountMovies. With Ridley Scott's Exodus: Gods and Kings opening this weekend, Peter Chattaway has written an interesting article that describes the various film portrayals of Moses and the Exodus story over the years.
Below are different film interpretations of the climactic Red Sea parting. Director Ridley Scott remembers watching Charlton Heston as Moses parting the Red Sea in Cecil B. DeMille's 1956 epic The Ten Commandments.
The arms raised, the walls of water parting.