Buckles Blog: Ring Of Fear Synopsis #30

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Clyde’s main concern is to keep the tiger inside the menagerie tent.

A Beatty Fan said...: In those segments even tho Hollywood could do wonders with the camera, Beatty did some pretty good off the wall stuff. really the old pro he sure knew his business. Quite impressive even for those Beatty knockers I believe.Tanglefoot. What say Roger?; 28 August, 2011 09:22
Roger Smith said...: This is the "stalking" moment for the rollover tiger. With fangs dripping, proving nobody's kidding, he comes down the seats in slow, threatening steps. In this sequence, he emerges from that open door. One paw finds the sawdust, and he's down. Here Beatty is working the "draw", among the more tedious of training feats. Big cats are more easily schooled to move away from you as "side-drives" or "back-aways", thus making their changes to their next destination in the act. They are reluctant to "draw", or walk toward you by choice, in any semblance of controlled routine. This tiger working his draw is notable, as he's in unfamiliar surroundings, with no steel arena or customary props to guide him. Take another look at the size of this guy compared to his trainer. Pointedly, look at his neck and shoulder, then look at Beatty's. Great wild animal work delivered by a past master who needed no tricks of the lensman.; 28 August, 2011 12:40

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