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August 1985 |
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Every kid has dreams of
adventure by way of a backyard fort or makeshift treehouse. In Joe
Dante's summertime jaunt, Explorers, the dream comes true.
Only this time the journey begins when a homemade spaceship devised by
three young boys really does take off for parts unknown and brings
the trio face-to-face with some hilariously offbeat Rob
Bottin-designed aliens. With the effects expertise of Industrial
Light & Magic and the computer-generated animation of
Omnibus
Computer Graphics, Dante and company launched a $23 million expedition
into the cinematic firmament. Article by Adam Eisenberg |
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Bizarre
makeup and unusual opticals are prime elements of the modern horror
or science fiction film, and director Tobe Hooper's Lifeforce
- an incredible combination of the two genres - is replete with
both.
Keeping up with an effects-a-minute pace was no easy task for the international
crew, and John
Dykstra and key members of his Apogee
organizaion discuss challenges faced on the visual effects front. From
conventional model photography to innovative laser applications, the
production team concocted an assortment of illusions to help bring Colin
Wilson's tale of soul-snatching vampires to life. Article by Glenn Campbell |
Screenwriter Jonathan Betuel
was certain of two things while shopping his My Science Project
script around Hollywood - he wanted to direct the film, and it had to feature
a terrifying tyrannosaurus rex sequence. Walt Disney Productions agreed
and gave Betuel the directorial reins for his fantasy-adventure yarn about
a high school science experiment gone awry. Along
with effects supervisor John
Scheele, dinosaur-builder Doug
Beswick and other members of the effects ensemble, first-time director
Betuel reflects upon the unlikely logistics of getting a prehistoric carnivore
into the school gymnasium. Article by Stephen Rebello |
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