Firstly, Ray Harryhausen's animated ufos still have an eerie quality few could match.
Secondly, the aliens aren't dwarfs and are more dark metal in colour than silver. Rubber was probably involved mind.
Mind I LOVE all the 50s sci fi films ..including this one .. ..the dodgy special effects lends a sort of cultured ambience to the films ! ..and the ray gun scenes from the aliens and the space ships is quite advanced for the time !
Despite his reputation as a genius of cinema, Hitchcock had some pretty ropey effects in his movies - Marnie in particular with poor back projection and dummy horses.
Psycho has this notorious shot when the detective is offed. But what was really incomprehensible was that when Gus Van Sant remade it in 1998, not only did he end up doing the scene with WORSE back-projection (despite William H. Macy volunteering to do an actual stunt himself), but he also added in unconvincing CGI blood marks and random bits of stock footage. See for yourself.
Mind I LOVE all the 50s sci fi films ..including this one .. ..the dodgy special effects lends a sort of cultured ambience to the films ! ..and the ray gun scenes from the aliens and the space ships is quite advanced for the time !
Just checked that out on youtube...I assume you mean the tunnel sequence. Yep, that was pretty dire. Hmmm...back in the days when they were desperately trying to sell the late Lewis Collins as the next action hero/James Bond. No wonder the poor guy faded into obscurity.
Its a shame as he was really good and perfect for Bond imo
Psycho has this notorious shot when the detective is offed. But what was really incomprehensible was that when Gus Van Sant remade it in 1998, not only did he end up doing the scene with WORSE back-projection (despite William H. Macy volunteering to do an actual stunt himself), but he also added in unconvincing CGI blood marks and random bits of stock footage. See for yourself.
I never knew that you could create youtube links that started at a specific point in the video.
The Battle Of Britain 1969 the multible plane scenes were obviously superimposed as they didnt have hundreds of aircraft availible !...and lots of wooden Spifires blown up on the ground aswell ! ...great film though !
The Devil Rides Out...in the scene where Chrissy Lee in in the car out the window you see trees going by but every now and again the same tree comes into view ..they are obviously using a revolving roller board with the car static in a studio !...:)
The Devil Rides Out...in the scene where Chrissy Lee in in the car out the window you see trees going by but every now and again the same tree comes into view ..they are obviously using a revolving roller board with the car static in a studio !...:)
If you want dodgy vehicular special effects there's a hilarious sequence in one of Dean Martin's Matt Helm movies with Dino astride a motorbike while some of the worst back-projection in history goes on behind him.
I like dodgy models and studio floor effects, what I really hate is obvious CGI cos there is so much of it about.
Me too. I used to make models and appreciate the time and effort that goes into them. Must be really heartbreaking for someone to spend weeks building a model only for the special effects guys to blow it up or for the director to film it badly.
Me too. I used to make models and appreciate the time and effort that goes into them. Must be really heartbreaking for someone to spend weeks building a model only for the special effects guys to blow it up or for the director to film it badly.
I think it was Derek Meddings who said that blowing them up meant that you'd never have to set eyes on them again.
Haha yes, I never understood why they decided to do that shot that way. Wouldn't it be easier to have the actor on his back against a green screen?
Similarly, the way The Joker dies in Tim Burton's Batman. He suddenly turns into a badly drawn cartoon.
A former colleague of mine did the animation for this scene and said it was done that way because there was no time/money left to shoot it as live action.
A former colleague of mine did the animation for this scene and said it was done that way because there was no time/money left to shoot it as live action.
when i saw it for the first time in the cinema i actually didn't even notice his face ..... probably because it was too dark
saw it later ..... terrifying
I think it was Derek Meddings who said that blowing them up meant that you'd never have to set eyes on them again.
Having done a lot of video and editing work in the past I can understand that! Meddings was a true master of miniature work - one of the many British special effects wizards who came from the Gerry Anderson stable.
Me too. I used to make models and appreciate the time and effort that goes into them. Must be really heartbreaking for someone to spend weeks building a model only for the special effects guys to blow it up or for the director to film it badly.
Like me, two Airfix Tiger tanks could be turned into a space ship with very little imagination! Myself a friend were inspired by Silent Running to make some quite elaborate scenes on a large table designed for an N gauge model railway. We didn't have a movie camera alas, so just a few stills recorded the action.
Derek Meddings as mentioned above had the job I always wanted.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade has some STUNNINGLY awful "special" effects. particularly the zoo animals on the train and the wooden boats being chopped up by the ships' propeller.
The snake-hair in The Gorgon. Barbara Shelley offered to wear a headdress of real live snakes, but they went instead with a pop up and down snake version of Whac-a-Mole.
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the Sinbad and Jason and The Argonaughts movies. They might've looked ok in the 70's but the those monsters look dreadful now. lol
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If you mean Earth vs the Flying Saucers:
Firstly, Ray Harryhausen's animated ufos still have an eerie quality few could match.
Secondly, the aliens aren't dwarfs and are more dark metal in colour than silver. Rubber was probably involved mind.
Mind I LOVE all the 50s sci fi films ..including this one .. ..the dodgy special effects lends a sort of cultured ambience to the films ! ..and the ray gun scenes from the aliens and the space ships is quite advanced for the time !
Psycho has this notorious shot when the detective is offed. But what was really incomprehensible was that when Gus Van Sant remade it in 1998, not only did he end up doing the scene with WORSE back-projection (despite William H. Macy volunteering to do an actual stunt himself), but he also added in unconvincing CGI blood marks and random bits of stock footage. See for yourself.
no one mention HIGHLANDER 2 THE RUBBISHING!!!
loads of dummies flying around
including the one who paid to see it
Still a great film, though.
Feh. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcReykfvqi4 Maria's transformation, a scene from from Metropolis (1927).
Its a shame as he was really good and perfect for Bond imo
Have you watched it yet? its deffo radio controlled cars
I never knew that you could create youtube links that started at a specific point in the video.
Thanks for that.
Haha yes, I never understood why they decided to do that shot that way. Wouldn't it be easier to have the actor on his back against a green screen?
Similarly, the way The Joker dies in Tim Burton's Batman. He suddenly turns into a badly drawn cartoon.
TOTTALLY agree !...something sweet and timeless about the old films special effects ...all natural !
If you want dodgy vehicular special effects there's a hilarious sequence in one of Dean Martin's Matt Helm movies with Dino astride a motorbike while some of the worst back-projection in history goes on behind him.
I think it was Derek Meddings who said that blowing them up meant that you'd never have to set eyes on them again.
A former colleague of mine did the animation for this scene and said it was done that way because there was no time/money left to shoot it as live action.
when i saw it for the first time in the cinema i actually didn't even notice his face ..... probably because it was too dark
saw it later ..... terrifying
good job
Having done a lot of video and editing work in the past I can understand that! Meddings was a true master of miniature work - one of the many British special effects wizards who came from the Gerry Anderson stable.
Like me, two Airfix Tiger tanks could be turned into a space ship with very little imagination!
Derek Meddings as mentioned above had the job I always wanted.