Who's actually building a Monster?
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Nektonic
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That is a good way to do one on a low budget. That way, you just need the basic shape and not all the surface detail, while you still retain a sense of mystery. Things are usually scarier when we don't know everything about them.
Also, another method would be using quick cuts to accomplish the scare factor.
Checkout this clip from the awesome low budget flick Dog Soldiers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixS3elT4dZ0&feature=related
They use a combination of three methods for the werewolves: POV shots, silhouettes, and fast cuts, plus some frenetic camera work. This scene is earlier in the film, pretty much the Act I to Act II turnover, and later in the film they show the werewolves in more detail.
Then look at the first comment under it posted 2 weeks ago.
Michael Anthony Horrigan
More Cowbell Pictures
Saw that.
Ever hear the saying 'always leave them wanting more'? I think that's exactly what they did with that opening. Fringe is known for their great openings that draw you in.
On a side note, anyone who expects better than that clip in this Fest is probably expecting too much.
They showed plenty of 'Monster' and it worked extremely well.
MAH
Saw that.
Ever hear the saying 'always leave them wanting more'? I think that's exactly what they did with that opening. Fringe is known for their great openings that draw you in.
On a side note, anyone who expects better than that clip in this Fest is probably expecting too much.
They showed plenty of 'Monster' and it worked extremely well.
MAH
Setting pretty low standards and expectations for your peers, aye?
There's no single reason why that can't be produced in this fest, and is probably exactly what these fests encourage.
Michael Anthony Horrigan
More Cowbell Pictures
[sarcasm]Yes, Kholi. Everyone here sucks, you read my mind. [/sarcasm]
Please don't attempt to read into my words any further than what is posted.
Quite the contrary actually, I just don't expect hollywood budget short films. Call me a realist. I have been here long enough to have seen the past horror Festivals. While some are outstanding, none of them touched the level of SFX in the clip I posted. Nor should they be expected to.
Maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised. You entering this Fest? :happy:
MAH
Michael Anthony Horrigan
More Cowbell Pictures
To get back on topic.... if you create a monster that looks fantastic, then show it off! If what you have is less than ideal.... hide it in the shadows, show it quickly and sparingly. Use sound and suspense to help it gain the respect you think it deserves.
I really do hope we see something like what I linked to. I'm ready to be blown away by a low budget short made in a couple of months that can hold it's own with the big budget shows of today. Looking forward to it.
I've actually seen some gems like that on this forum but none were made so quickly. They took many many months of SFX work after shooting had wrapped.
MAH
I really do hope we see something like what I linked to. I'm ready to be blown away by a low budget short made in a couple of months that can hold it's own with the big budget shows of today. Looking forward to it.
I've actually seen some gems like that on this forum but none were made so quickly. They took many many months of SFX work after shooting had wrapped.
MAH
Robert Eldon
Well-known member
It looks like I did a 'MonsterFest' film back when we had 'Horrorfest'. It had a monster in it and I created a monster for the film. The film was titled "Hellebore".
You can see a picture of the monster at the bottom of the first page here:
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=72762
Kholi, did you see this film, because I don't remember if you commented?
Maybe I can recycle the film or story and do 'Return of Hellebore'!
You can see a picture of the monster at the bottom of the first page here:
http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=72762
Kholi, did you see this film, because I don't remember if you commented?
Maybe I can recycle the film or story and do 'Return of Hellebore'!
D_DUB
Member
Jaws is one of my favorite movies. One of the things I love about it is that for the first 45 minutes of the movie, you never see the shark, but the terror of its presence is easily felt. I think that maybe even the best monster made on an indie budget could easily look fake (like Spielberg's shark). However you could still try to tell the story by only showing limited views of the monster, while focusing on the suspense of its presence.
Chris_Keaton
ScriptFEST Mod
Loved that when I first saw it. Brilliant.
j1clark@ucsd.edu
Veteran
I don't know if I'll be successful in getting the time to enter this fest, but I'm working on the idea of 'part real', 'part CGI'. The Wife decided to get into the vintage typewriter collector world... so I have a large number of typewriters... so I'm trying to think of some sort of monstrosity built out of these things hanging around the house, and sort of in the direction of "Naked Lunch"(1991), but bigger and ugler, or perhaps something like the orgasmatron in "Barbarella"(1964)...
The current working title is "Fisting the Muse: Just when you thought it was safe to write"...
Log line: An old hack writer attempts to break on through to the other side, using drugs and alcohol to spur The Muse in to action. He soon learns not to **** with Music.
Christian Vincent Jung
Member
Well, my guess is that one of the challenges of low-budgeting is to think in alternate solutions, so instead of coming up with classical monsters that are in need of a lot of special effects / make up / costume, one should come up with monsters that can be scary and effective without the need of 500 layers of latex... and green goo! :laugh:
klas
Active member
I will not participate in the MonsterFest but have some experience making low budget monsters.
Check out this shaman/monster type of guy, shot with a XL1s in front of a bluescreen some years ago so there are 3d backrounds as well.
Latex masks isn't all that expensive. The type of latex i made that mask with is normally used for castings. You paint what ever you want to cast with it and then you peel of the latex, though I painted the inside of my negative plaster copies of my sculpture.
I also made a copy of my finger for the Shaman to use which I did some make up on..
A YouTube Trailer.
edit:
Oh, I've got this still of the shaman too.
Check out this shaman/monster type of guy, shot with a XL1s in front of a bluescreen some years ago so there are 3d backrounds as well.
Latex masks isn't all that expensive. The type of latex i made that mask with is normally used for castings. You paint what ever you want to cast with it and then you peel of the latex, though I painted the inside of my negative plaster copies of my sculpture.
I also made a copy of my finger for the Shaman to use which I did some make up on..
A YouTube Trailer.
edit:
Oh, I've got this still of the shaman too.
klas
Active member
TMerry
Well-known member
Rod, your film is becoming more disturbing by the minute! LOL!
Mike Manning
Well-known member
Isn't the HUlk copyrighted?
RodThompson
Veteran
BAH! I was making a mold of my wang for the BIG FIGHT between Mangina and Penitron 5000 and I realized that I didn't by a big enough green screen. LOL.