 The first scene in the film shows Andrzej and Krystyna driving a  car. As shooting from the platform in front of the car was not yet  available, the crew was tied to the car, standing on its mask. To  get the proper light effects, they held a blanket with a small hole  for the camera. Leon Niemczyk (qv) (Andrzej) was really driving  this car quite fast (this was crucial to this scene), but he  couldnt see anything. He drove the car using the tops of the trees  to imagine where the road is.