{"id":13667,"date":"2017-11-10T07:35:28","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T15:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/?p=13667"},"modified":"2017-11-13T10:47:33","modified_gmt":"2017-11-13T18:47:33","slug":"interior-set-of-ricks-cafe-americain-on-the-set-of-casablanca-1942-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2017\/11\/10\/interior-set-of-ricks-cafe-americain-on-the-set-of-casablanca-1942-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Interior set of Rick&#8217;s Caf\u00e9 Am\u00e9ricain on the set of &#8220;Casablanca&#8221; (1942)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13668\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2017\/11\/10\/interior-set-of-ricks-cafe-americain-on-the-set-of-casablanca-1942-2\/interior-set-of-ricks-cafe-americain-on-the-set-of-casablanca-1942\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Interior-set-of-Ricks-Cafe-Americain-on-the-set-of-Casablanca-1942.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Interior set of Rick&#8217;s Cafe Americain on the set of &#8220;Casablanca&#8221; (1942)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Interior-set-of-Ricks-Cafe-Americain-on-the-set-of-Casablanca-1942.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Interior-set-of-Ricks-Cafe-Americain-on-the-set-of-Casablanca-1942.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13668\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Interior-set-of-Ricks-Cafe-Americain-on-the-set-of-Casablanca-1942.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Interior set of Rick's Caf\u00e9 Am\u00e9ricain on the set of &quot;Casablanca&quot; (1942)\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Interior-set-of-Ricks-Cafe-Americain-on-the-set-of-Casablanca-1942.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Interior-set-of-Ricks-Cafe-Americain-on-the-set-of-Casablanca-1942.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Interior-set-of-Ricks-Cafe-Americain-on-the-set-of-Casablanca-1942.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>This is a production still of one of my favorite sets from one of my favorite movies: Rick&#8217;s Caf\u00e9 Am\u00e9ricain from &#8220;Casablanca&#8221; (1942). I love how those two lights at the top of the photo cast those frond-like shadows against the wall. And take a look at the chalkboard on the seat. It spells the movie as two words: \u201cCasa Blanca\u201d \u2013 I\u2019ve never seen it spelled that way before.<\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"\">Everett said: &#8220;<\/span><em><span class=\"UFICommentBody _1n4g\">They often used what was referred to as a &#8216;gobo&#8217; which was a pattern placed over fresnel lights that created patterns. Scenes that were shot in studio that were supposed to be outdoor locations would often contain shots where gobos where used to create leaf patterns on the actors faces as they walked beneath the faux trees. Just part of the incredible craft that was put into these classic films. Gobos, by the way are still used in movies and still photography.&#8221;<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>I&#8217;ve always thought the front of Rick&#8217;s Caf\u00e9 Am\u00e9ricain was pretty spectacular, too:<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13669\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2017\/11\/10\/interior-set-of-ricks-cafe-americain-on-the-set-of-casablanca-1942-2\/humphrey-bogart-outside-ricks-cafe-americain-in-casablanca-1942\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Humphrey-Bogart-outside-Ricks-Cafe-Americain-in-Casablanca-1942.jpg?fit=795%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"795,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Humphrey Bogart outside Rick&#8217;s Cafe Americain in &#8220;Casablanca&#8221; (1942)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Humphrey-Bogart-outside-Ricks-Cafe-Americain-in-Casablanca-1942.jpg?fit=239%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Humphrey-Bogart-outside-Ricks-Cafe-Americain-in-Casablanca-1942.jpg?fit=640%2C805&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13669\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Humphrey-Bogart-outside-Ricks-Cafe-Americain-in-Casablanca-1942.jpg?resize=640%2C805&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Humphrey Bogart outside Rick's Cafe Americain in &quot;Casablanca&quot; (1942)\" width=\"640\" height=\"805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Humphrey-Bogart-outside-Ricks-Cafe-Americain-in-Casablanca-1942.jpg?w=795&amp;ssl=1 795w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Humphrey-Bogart-outside-Ricks-Cafe-Americain-in-Casablanca-1942.jpg?resize=239%2C300&amp;ssl=1 239w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Humphrey-Bogart-outside-Ricks-Cafe-Americain-in-Casablanca-1942.jpg?resize=768%2C966&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is a production still of one of my favorite sets from one of my favorite movies: Rick&#8217;s Caf\u00e9 Am\u00e9ricain from &#8220;Casablanca&#8221; (1942). I love how those two lights at the top of the photo cast those frond-like shadows against &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/2017\/11\/10\/interior-set-of-ricks-cafe-americain-on-the-set-of-casablanca-1942-2\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[36,48],"class_list":["post-13667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-movie-studios","tag-wwii"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5XK3w-3yr","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13667"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13667\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13686,"href":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13667\/revisions\/13686"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/martinturnbull.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}