Thursday, December 5, 2013

When I went to the museum of the moving image, my favorite section was probably the special effects.  Ever since I was a little kid, I have always been interested in how they make movies and seeing the displays and reading what they were used for was amazing.  What I really liked about the section is they didn't only have pieces from newer movies, they had puppets and other pieces from older movies when the technology wasn't as advanced.  To be honest I liked looking at the older pieces more than the newer because it really shows the kind of imagination you needed in order for the scene to work.  For example with the Freddy Krueger sweater, they made an oversized replica to fit actually people in so there heads can move out of it to create such a terrifying scene.  If that scene was done today, the makers of the film would've probably used technology instead of thinking outside of the box to get the job done.  Another section of the museum that I really found fascinating were the tiny replicas and models of the set for the film.  They had 3D models of the entire set for the movie so they can have a clear understanding on how to block the scene.  Once again in modern times people can make models on there computers, but then they would make an actual model.  What I learned was that some film makers still use those 3D models instead of having everything on their computer.  For me personally it was easier to look at them in model form than if I was to see them on a computer screen.

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