For an account from an ex-Navy man of
just this type of maneu-ver,Click
Here and then hold on to your
hat.
Computer
altered to eliminate scratch and to correct colors, the photo
above left displays Seaview's dramatic Arctic appearance at the
beginning of the Voyage feature. Inside, Admiral Nelson, Captain
Crane, and the rest of the intrepid crew of submarine Seaview get
a wild ride. And what about Commodore Emory's shark tank?
Hope they had the lid on.
Here's a 50's-era view of the emergency
blow (big-angle surfacing maneuver.)
The shot of Seaview at right and
the one above are both from the 1961 Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
movie and are perfect examples of what can be done with miniatures
given the budget. Thanks to Scott Smith for this nifty colorized
version of my black and white glossy.
At right, a revealing shot of
the 18-foot Seaview afloat in Fox's old studio lot Sersen
Lake. Something tells me that in Southern California, those
"ice bergs" weren't really made of ice. Effects footage for
Voyage was among the last shot on this lake before it's
demolition. It was replaced by a much larger facility (seen
below) built specifically for the movie
Cleopatra.
The new effects lake,
also named after longtime Fox effects leader Fred Sersen, was
built at the Fox ranch in Malibu. Thanks to Edward
Nassour, VP of Post
Production for 20th Century Fox Television for clarification on this
and other matters in this section of the site.
Computer
altered to eliminate scratch and to correct colors, the photo
above left displays Seaview's dramatic Arctic appearance at the
beginning of the Voyage feature. Inside, Admiral Nelson, Captain
Crane, and the rest of the intrepid crew of submarine Seaview get
a wild ride. And what about Commodore Emory's shark tank?
Hope they had the lid on. 
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