MOONTRAP miniature effects. Dave Hettmer talks about photographing the miniature and practical effects for the 1988 film. Segment from Sense of Scale documentary. Photos: Richard Jacobson, Acme Effects, Dave Hettmer
I haven't revisited the film since first seeing it in 1989, but I do remember being deeply impressed by the visual effects. It was a film with a small budget, but the FX artists made it look far more expensive.
J'ai découvert Moontrap il y a quelques mois. C'est une petite "série B" très sympathique. Je défends l'idée qu'elle a été une des sources d'inspiration pour le jeu d'aventures animées de Lucas Arts, The Dig de 1995.
Cinefantastique published a nice article with lots of photos of the miniatures and other stuff. I wanted to see this so bad and have still not managed to track it down yet.
I really wish you would show the photos of the models, sets, etc. for a bit longer. I mean, he's a handsome fella and all, but he's not what we've come for! Also, is there a reason for not actually showing any clips? Surely copyright can't be that bad that you can't show anything?
Well, it's a RU-vid video so you can stop the video at any time and look at the photo(!) Or you can just watch it again! Using Clips can easily get you into trouble with the studios. That means lawyers. I've had to take down some videos because of that. But some of my videos do show finished clips (Quantum Leap). This doc is about the model makers and their work. Most of the movie clips can be found elsewhere here on RU-vid.
@@piercefilm, the problem is you don't even leave enough time to react to pausing it, especially when you're listening to what people are saying, so I end up having to keep rewinding it, which because "it's a RU-vid video", happens in ten second increments - meaning that I constantly hear the last seven or eight seconds repeated every time a photograph comes up! It just makes for a disjointed viewing experience. Even if you held them for an extra three seconds it would be a good improvement.
