brain_eater
Ridley Scott
when there is no more room in hell... the dead will walk the earth!
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Post by brain_eater on Aug 24, 2004 15:38:55 GMT -5
does anybody know of any good special effects and make-up tips sites? on another note any that share "not showing the gore" secrets (shadowing... hitchc*ck.. yada yada...)  |
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brain_eater
Ridley Scott
when there is no more room in hell... the dead will walk the earth!
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Post by brain_eater on Aug 24, 2004 15:39:51 GMT -5
haha... i cant say hitchc*ck....
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Post by Mommy's Little Monster on Aug 24, 2004 17:55:34 GMT -5
The secret to "not showing the gore" is quick cuts (a.k.a. jump cuts). In Psycho you see the knife, the woman, the shower, a silhouette, blood going down the drain, etc. Most people will tell you it's one of the most chilling deaths scenes they ever saw when in reality they didn't see anything at all.
To achieve said effect is up to the editor, not the fx guy. quick split second shots of different things will lead the audience to believe they've seen something when they actually haven't. There are some rules though. The shots have to be long enough so that the conscious mind can make sense of what you are seeing. Also the montage of images have to follow a cohesive pattern. In other words that one scene itself has to be it's own little story with a begining, a middle and an end in the right place.
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brain_eater
Ridley Scott
when there is no more room in hell... the dead will walk the earth!
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Post by brain_eater on Aug 24, 2004 18:56:50 GMT -5
thanks... can you reccomend any other movies with those kind of styles(other than hitchc*ck)... i remember a lot of the friday the 13th movies used this method as well... meh.
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Post by Mommy's Little Monster on Aug 24, 2004 21:51:46 GMT -5
I can't really remember any off the top of my head. I guess it's also because i thought i saw something i didn't. But just look up any old black and white movies where you're sure someone is gonna die, like a gangster movie or something. alot of the time you will see montage sequences or even the whole shadow thing and sometimes blood splattering on the wall. Back then nobody would have dreamed of putting death on screen so you should find what you are looking for
The surrealists, on the other hand were quite fond of camera tricks and special effects of all sorts. Dali, Buñel and Cocteau, who are all very good film makers in their own right, their movies are a great source for low budget and in camera effects. Just a little fyi on that last part.
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