Term Paper 3: Outline
Practical Effects for monster sets and scenes
by Alyssa Raven
Intro: When watching Pacific Rim and Inception, the viewers
become encapsulated and mesmerized by the impossible believability of the
scenes. Though parts of the films are CGI generated, the most iconic scenes are
shot with Practical Effects.
Thesis: Though CGI Elements make it much easier to add
almost impossible special effects to a movie, practical effects bring a
completely different level of believability. Using Practical Effects ultimately
helps immerse a character’s believability into a fantasy moment.
Paragraph 1: Pacific Rim
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Built the Giant Robot Head Mechanism’s from
scratch (not CGI generated)
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Actually tossed and jerked the actors around
inside the rig
o Added
a realistic quality to the character’s acting (felt like a punch or fall)
o Physically
felt exhausted to move the heavy robot.
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Had real fire, cars flip, and hydraulics match
for when the monsters shook the ground
Paragraph 2: Inception
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Created a rotating corridor on a series of
wheels and tied the camera to the rig
o This
made it appear that the characters were in place while the room moved
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Created this effective illusion of manipulated
gravity
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Characters just walked and wrestled about in the
rig (but had to be careful of large drops)
Paragraph 3: Why don’t studio’s use this method over CGI?
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Very Costly and Time consuming (sometimes takes
years to go from concept to fabrication)
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Taxing on the actors
o Ton
of constant movement and tossing around
Conclusion:
Pacific Rim and
Inception were noted as having “stunning special effects” but after analyzing
the scenes, we found that Practical Effects are what really promoted that feel
of awe.
Thesis: Though sometimes a very costly method to use in
movie making, Practical Effects such as enormous rigs and set designs are a
full proof way of creating authentic physics and believable actions within a
scene.
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