Special effects have been strongly associated with horror movies ever since Max Schreck donned the infamous vampire makeup in Nosferatu. Horror is a genre that puts everything on the line in regards to the physical boundaries of at least semi explainable human anatomy and any and all possible items that can be used to destroy it. There are decapitations, eviscerations, monsters, dead animals, rotting corpse and pretty much anything else that you can think of that have already made their way into horror cinema. Before the computer age, everything was done practically with foam, rubber, latex, and a healthy dose of Karo syrup. Monsters and deformed people were sculpted, not drawn or fabricated with ones and zeros.
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As a huge horror movie fan, I love the fact that somebody posted something relating to them. It is incredible to watch movies like these from the 1970's leading all the way up to modern movies, and to take notice of the radical change in special effects in these films. As you said, we went from tangible make up and props, to movies being digitally enhanced through the use of computer programs.
To have a better grasp on this, watch a video of a professional make up artist applying special effects on the set of a horror movie. It is amazing to see them put their own 'art' on another person, and then to see the terrifying end result. Of course, growing computer technology has changed all that. For the better or for the worse? That's still up in the air for me personally.
Awesome idea for a post.
I wonder how long it took to make up Boris Karloff during the making of the original Frankenstein movie.
I also wonder if we were to see Boris Karloff all done up in his era's make up would we be moved to fear, or would are we desensitized by the more graphic and realistic special effects we are entertained with today?
I love horror films for the most part not to be scared but for the comedy. I love how bad some of the costumes used to be and how fake some scenes look back at the time. I remember watching a old Godzilla movie and you could see is zipper in the back. Stuff like that makes horror films classic comedy flicks to watch.
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