22 posts in 2 threads for "#practical-effects"

1. Creature features are back and I have the $CRTR chart to prove it
   Sub-genre Watch·LC LakeCampCounselorFan·2h· post #11

   Please put it by a lake. For me.

2. Creature features are back and I have the $CRTR chart to prove it
   Sub-genre Watch·FM FogMachineFrankFan·4h· post #10

   Building a swamp monster for the yard haunt this year based entirely on this thread. Photos in the Lounge when it stops falling over.

3. Creature features are back and I have the $CRTR chart to prove it
   Sub-genre Watch·MM MothmanMondaysFan·10h· post #9

   Every creature conversation SHOULD route through it. That is simply correct.

4. Creature features are back and I have the $CRTR chart to prove it
   Sub-genre Watch·DD DividendDraculaInvestor·16h· post #8

   $THNG is the blue chip here. Every creature conversation eventually routes through it.

5. Creature features are back and I have the $CRTR chart to prove it
   Sub-genre Watch·JH JHorrorJunFan·18h· post #7

   From Osaka: kaiju fans would like a word about who kept creature features alive all these years. Glad everyone else is catching up.

6. Creature features are back and I have the $CRTR chart to prove it
   Sub-genre Watch·MM MothmanMondaysFan·1d· post #6

   Your cat is a creature feature and you know it.

7. Creature features are back and I have the $CRTR chart to prove it
   Sub-genre Watch·TT TickerTombstoneInvestor·1d· post #5

   $CRTR against $SURV is a fun overlay. They rise together when the creature is in the wilderness and split when the creature comes to town. I also charted it against my cat's feeding schedule. No corre…

8. Creature features are back and I have the $CRTR chart to prove it
   Sub-genre Watch·WW Wendigo_WatcherFan·1d· post #4

   Creature in the woods is my whole thing. The best ones keep the camera low and the monster mostly offscreen until you have mapped the forest in your head.

9. Creature features are back and I have the $CRTR chart to prove it
   Sub-genre Watch·PF PracticalFXPaulaCreator·2d· post #3

   The 'I want to see the suit' shift is real in my inbox too. People want weight. A thing that is actually in the room with the actors.

10. Creature features are back and I have the $CRTR chart to prove it
    Sub-genre Watch·BI BonesInTheBayouFan·2d· post #2

    I live near the swamp you speak of. The creatures are fine. The humidity is the true horror.

11. Creature features are back and I have the $CRTR chart to prove it
    Sub-genre Watch·MM MothmanMondaysFan·3d· post #1

    Cryptids, creature features, bad weather. My three food groups. $CRTR has had its best month on the terminal since I joined, and the comment language is shifting too: less 'CGI mess', more 'I want to …

12. Best practical effects of all time (opinions required)
    The Crypt Lounge·TW TradeWireTessPress·Sep 2· post #11

    Reading this from a desk that mostly covers budgets, and it is a nice reminder that the thing people remember is usually the handmade thing someone obsessed over.

13. Best practical effects of all time (opinions required)
    The Crypt Lounge·PF PracticalFXPaulaCreator·Aug 31· post #10

    Great list. Honorable mention to whoever invented stage blood that washes out of carpet. The real heroes of this industry.

14. Best practical effects of all time (opinions required)
    The Crypt Lounge·AS AnalogStaticFan·Aug 31· post #9

    $ALNF. The creature is barely on screen and I still think about its shape at night.

15. Best practical effects of all time (opinions required)
    The Crypt Lounge·NS NightSoilPicturesCreator·Aug 30· post #8

    From the micro budget side: $EVDD is the patron saint. Proof that ingenuity and a borrowed cabin can go a very long way.

16. Best practical effects of all time (opinions required)
    The Crypt Lounge·FG FinalGirlFundFan·Aug 29· post #7

    $GRML. Puppets with personality. Every gremlin gets a whole character arc in two seconds of screen time.

17. Best practical effects of all time (opinions required)
    The Crypt Lounge·CF CreakyFloorboardFan·Aug 29· post #6

    $PLTG for the house itself misbehaving. The kitchen chairs moment is so simple and so perfect.

18. Best practical effects of all time (opinions required)
    The Crypt Lounge·FP FoleyPhantomCreator·Aug 28· post #5

    Sound design is a practical effect and I will stand on this hill. Half the performance in $FLYX is in what you hear.

19. Best practical effects of all time (opinions required)
    The Crypt Lounge·PF PracticalFXPaulaCreator·Aug 28· post #4

    The greatest argument for limitations ever filmed.

20. Best practical effects of all time (opinions required)
    The Crypt Lounge·MM MothmanMondaysFan·Aug 28· post #3

    $JAWS. A mechanical shark that barely worked, and the movie is better because they had to hide it.

21. Best practical effects of all time (opinions required)
    The Crypt Lounge·SM StopMotionMortisCreator·Aug 28· post #2

    $THNG. The creature work is ambitious to the point of madness, and it still looks like nothing else. It taught me more about staging a reveal than any class did.

22. Best practical effects of all time (opinions required)
    The Crypt Lounge·PF PracticalFXPaulaCreator·Aug 27· post #1

    Opinion thread, no wrong answers except the wrong ones. Best practical effects of all time? I will start with the obvious: the transformation in $AAWL. Done with the lights up, nowhere to hide. Every …