{"id":13617,"date":"2023-05-06T15:28:42","date_gmt":"2023-05-06T14:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thestudiotour.com\/wp\/?page_id=13617"},"modified":"2024-01-18T23:12:43","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T23:12:43","slug":"blue-sky-tank","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thestudiotour.com\/wp\/studios\/paramount-studios\/paramount-studios-backlot\/blue-sky-tank\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Sky Tank"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This outdoor pool \/ tank area is used for most of the time as a studio car park. However, when required for production, the cars are moved, and 950,000 gallons of water is pumped in (at a cost of around $30,000 per fill!).<br \/>\nThe most striking feature is the 175 feet x 75 feet sky backing which can be painted as required by the production, or left colored blue or green for CGI replacement.<br \/>\nThe tank is positioned where the former Western Town set was located until 1979.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>ngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n<h4>Seen on Screen: Paramount Studios [Tank]<\/h4><table width='100%' cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4><thead><tr><th>Title<\/th><th>Released<\/th><th>Director<\/th><th>IMDB<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr valign=top bgcolor=#EEEEEE ><td style='text-align:left; font-size:medium;'><strong><a href='\/archive\/movie\/the-ten-commandments-1956\/'>The Ten Commandments<\/a><\/strong> <em>[Feature Film]<\/em><\/td><td>1956<\/td><td>Cecil B. DeMille<\/td><td><a href='http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0049833\/' target='_blank'><img src='\/imageset\/imdblogo.jpg' alt='IMDB Database page about The Ten Commandments' border='0'><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr bgcolor=#EEEEEE><td colspan=4 style='text-align:left;'><em>Stage 08, Stage 14, Stage 15, B Tank [parting of the waters, reversed flooding from two water tanks]<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr valign=top bgcolor=#FDFDFD ><td style='text-align:left; font-size:medium;'><strong><a href='\/archive\/movie\/history-of-the-world-part-1-1981\/'>History of the World Part I<\/a><\/strong> <em>[Feature Film]<\/em><\/td><td>1981<\/td><td>Mel Brooks<\/td><td><a href='http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0082517\/' target='_blank'><img src='\/imageset\/imdblogo.jpg' alt='IMDB Database page about History of the World Part I' border='0'><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr bgcolor=#FDFDFD><td colspan=4 style='text-align:left;'><em>Stage 32 - a tank \/ pool under the stage floor was constructed by Howard Hughes for parties, was last used for this film.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr valign=top bgcolor=#EEEEEE ><td style='text-align:left; font-size:medium;'><strong><a href='\/archive\/movie\/star-trek-iv-1986\/'>Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home<\/a><\/strong> <em>[Feature Film]<\/em><\/td><td>1986<\/td><td>Leonard Nimoy<\/td><td><a href='http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0092007\/' target='_blank'><img src='\/imageset\/imdblogo.jpg' alt='IMDB Database page about Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home' border='0'><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr bgcolor=#EEEEEE><td colspan=4 style='text-align:left;'><em>Blue Sky Tank<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr valign=top bgcolor=#FDFDFD ><td style='text-align:left; font-size:medium;'><strong><a href='\/archive\/movie\/the-truman-show-1998\/'>The Truman Show<\/a><\/strong> <em>[Feature Film]<\/em><\/td><td>1998<\/td><td>Peter Weir<\/td><td><a href='http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0120382\/' target='_blank'><img src='\/imageset\/imdblogo.jpg' alt='IMDB Database page about The Truman Show' border='0'><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr bgcolor=#FDFDFD><td colspan=4 style='text-align:left;'><em>Stage 01, Stage 02, Stage 15 and the B Tank [finale] at Paramount<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr valign=top bgcolor=#EEEEEE ><td style='text-align:left; font-size:medium;'><strong><a href='\/archive\/movie\/the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button-2008\/'>The Curious Case of Benjamin Button<\/a><\/strong> <em>[Feature Film]<\/em><\/td><td>2008<\/td><td>David Fincher<\/td><td><a href='http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0421715\/' target='_blank'><img src='\/imageset\/imdblogo.jpg' alt='IMDB Database page about The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' border='0'><\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr bgcolor=#EEEEEE><td colspan=4 style='text-align:left;'><em>Live action material for the boat sequence was shot in the B Tank on the Paramount front lot.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><hr><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This outdoor pool \/ tank area is used for most of the time as a studio car park. 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