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   Message 27,163 of 28,343   
   J. Clarke to All   
   Re: Review: The Martian   
   12 Jun 16 22:20:41   
   
   From: j.clarke.873638@gmail.com   
      
   In article <1moqwhc.1xgx709sknz4gN%nmassello@yahoo.com>,   
   nmassello@yahoo.com says...   
   >   
   > J. Clarke  wrote:   
   >   
   > > Chartering a Vomit Comet for a private event costs about 0.15 percent of   
   > > the budget of "The Martian".   
   >   
   > You mean chartering it for long enough to construct a set in it and film   
   > in 30 second chunks?   
      
   When you rent an airplane you pay for the flight time, not the sitting   
   on the ramp time.  Flying is what costs.   
      
   > That kind of "private event"? How much of The   
   > Martian's budget was for CGI weightless effects?   
      
   Probably a lot more than that.   
      
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