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The behind-the-scenes special effects workers of horror films in the 1980s are like magic artisans. They don’t hesitate to spend hours painting the horror makeup one by one, and spend several weeks frame by frame to show the weird moments. Use dozens of people to operate a puppet or mechanical props.
One of the charms of horror films in the 1980s comes from the special effects of these real shots. The design, production and operation of the workers behind the scenes turned into the terrifying “Meng Ghost Street” and “The Fly Man” on the screen. “”Strange Shape”·····
“Strange Shape”
styling and makeup
Special effects make-up is a key technique in horror films in the 1980s. Whether it is a zombie, a fierce ghost or a monster, these strange shapes require the help of make-up techniques.
Speaking of makeup, there are only a few steps, but it requires professional drawing and modeling skills. In the film recorded behind the scenes, you just see a person holding various pens and drawing on the silicone mask. , And then Freddy, the Fly, and the strange face are drawnUp.
In an age when there was no special effects makeup artist, the person in charge of makeup may be talents in related industries such as illustrators or sculptors.
“The Flies”
David Miller, the special effects makeup designer of “Mengui Street”, is the creator of Michael Jackson’s MV “Thriller”(1983) As a stylist, Freddy’s makeup design is not difficult for him.
Freddy’s initial design was based on the salami pizza. When Miller was eating at the restaurant, he was in deep thought facing the salami pizza. He put the sausage and cheese into the shape of Freddy’s face Come to watch the effect, and then designed Freddy’s nightmarely burnt face.
At the same time, Miller also referred to some medical books about burns. When Freddy’s actor Robert England sat in the dressing room for the first time, he spread these medical books in front of England and said, “We Just to do this to you.”
In the sequel, Miller no longer had time to complete Freddy’s styling design. The crew invited Kevin Younger. He put a lot of effort into making the mask image. He hoped that Freddy’s mask could be The bone shape is more prominent, and it has a hooked nose like a wizard.
The color of Freddy’s eyes has also been changed, from the green eyes that were born in England to amber.
The fly man in “The Fly Man” makes people have to sigh the magic of makeup technology in the 1980s. The movie also won the 59th Oscar for Best Makeup Award.
In the movies of the 1980s, there are several movies with makeup comparable to them, such as “Freaks”, “Elephant” and “American Werewolf in London”.
“The Fly”
The make-up of the movie is done in a way of backward recording, from the face full of patients, to the unhealthy face that was partially modified by the Buddha, and then to the healthy face that was not damaged at the beginning.
The makeup effect can be divided into several stages according to the genetic evolution of Seth. The most complete makeup takes nearly five hours.
Special effects makeup is a big deal for the “Strange Shapes” crew. The budget for movie makeup effects was initially 750,000 US dollars. As the film continued to shoot, this number eventually increased to 1.5 million.
In the special effects team, there are more than 40 people including illustrators, designers, sculptors, painters, and mechanical special effects technicians.
Leading the special effects team of [Freak Shape] is Rob Burtin. He grew up from the special effects team of “Break the Courage” and “Night Mist”. He produced several for this Carpenter movie Large-scale special effects scenes.
Working with Burtin is also two storyboarders, Mike Prueger and Menter Hubner. Prueger portrays strange creatures that others cannot imagine on the board. In Burtin’s With encouragement, these strange shapes are getting more and more extreme.
He would come up with an idea to draw the mouth on the monster’s legs, and then Burting would say, “Put some eyeballs on it!” Pruger replied, “You can’t put your eyeballs on your mouth. !”