Producer Guillermo del Toro and director André Øvredal were tasked with bringing Stephen Gammell‘s iconic illustrations to the big screen. To succeed, they needed Spectral Motion to help them change the effects game. When you're watching a movie you don't want anything that takes you out of the story. That goes double for horror movies. When you're inside them, the creeps and scares keep you on the edge of your seat. But horror movies that rely heavily on CGI or computer-generated effects often are not as thrilling. Practical effects are always better. They just are. That's why it's so cool to see that Scary Stories to Tell In the Dark has relied on human ingenuity and advanced make-up techniques to keep their chills as real as possible. Check out this video from Insider that details how the practical effects were achieved. It's inspirational to see how accurate these costumes are based on the characters in the book. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 12 August, 2019