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It was the golden age of special effects, when weak computing power had to be supplemented with effects as craft - mechanical and chemical. Those impressive liq

by papito 4y ago

It was the golden age of special effects, when weak computing power had to be supplemented with effects as craft - mechanical and chemical. Those impressive liquid metal bullet holes are NOT computer-generated: https://www.instagram.com/p/CViWXcMlJrM/ https://www.instagram.com/p/CViWXcMlJrM/

the_af 4y ago
And they used twins as doubles in many cases, instead of CGI. One is the security guard in Sarah Connor's prison (in some shots his twin brother acts like the T-1000), and yet another case is of course with Linda Hamilton and her twin sister. A fascinating practical effects scene, cut from the theatrical release, is when Sarah is removing a chip from the T-800's head in front of a mirror. Instead of using CGI, there is no mirror but a hole in the wall, where you can see actual Arnie and Linda Hamilton's twin sister acting as the "reflection"; the people closer to the camera are actually a dummy (or a double with heavy prosthetics for the hole in the head) and Linda Hamilton. This means they are sync'ing their movements to simulate a mirror! https://youtu.be/wrDo7wVXrBQ?t=122 https://youtu.be/wrDo7wVXrBQ?t=122 (I understand this was done both to avoid showing a camera reflection on the mirror, and also to avoid using a dummy for Arnie's face, which worked in the original Terminator but would have been too noticeable for T-2's era).
- ihatepython 4y ago
  My favorite scenes where they used a body double was with Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop. Pause at about the 0:34 mark. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyWjZM780lw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyWjZM780lw
- papito 4y ago
  Yeah, I just love the ingenuity and sometimes brazenness of 90s effects and stunts. They look way better than today's green screen atrocities. Just yesterday I learned that in Cliffhanger (also aged amazingly well), they paid one million dollars to a stuntman to actually travel the harness between the two planes while airborne. Not bad for a day's work.

by papito 4y ago

the_af 4y ago

And they used twins as doubles in many cases, instead of CGI. One is the security guard in Sarah Connor's prison (in some shots his twin brother acts like the T-1000), and yet another case is of course with Linda Hamilton and her twin sister. A fascinating practical effects scene, cut from the theatrical release, is when Sarah is removing a chip from the T-800's head in front of a mirror. Instead of using CGI, there is no mirror but a hole in the wall, where you can see actual Arnie and Linda Hamilton's twin sister acting as the "reflection"; the people closer to the camera are actually a dummy (or a double with heavy prosthetics for the hole in the head) and Linda Hamilton. This means they are sync'ing their movements to simulate a mirror! https://youtu.be/wrDo7wVXrBQ?t=122 https://youtu.be/wrDo7wVXrBQ?t=122 (I understand this was done both to avoid showing a camera reflection on the mirror, and also to avoid using a dummy for Arnie's face, which worked in the original Terminator but would have been too noticeable for T-2's era).

ihatepython 4y ago
My favorite scenes where they used a body double was with Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop. Pause at about the 0:34 mark. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyWjZM780lw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyWjZM780lw
papito 4y ago
Yeah, I just love the ingenuity and sometimes brazenness of 90s effects and stunts. They look way better than today's green screen atrocities. Just yesterday I learned that in Cliffhanger (also aged amazingly well), they paid one million dollars to a stuntman to actually travel the harness between the two planes while airborne. Not bad for a day's work.