Sunday, February 03, 2013
Motion test for Mama's ghostly creature is freaky all by itself
io9.com: This test to develop Javier Botet's movements as the lady ghost of Guillermo del Toro's Mama is delightfully spooky, especially in black and white. Botet (whose especially thin physique is a result of Marfan syndrome) really knows how to maneuver his body to create something otherworldly and menacing.
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I don't know what to think about this. It's extremely creepy, but oh so intriguing. I like how this video does seem better because of the camera angles and the black and white editing as well as the way he creates odd forms with his body. The way that this was edited definitely portrays a more eerie feeling than one that could be more sad and sympathizing if in a different filter or something of the sort. It's interesting to see just how one works with what they have they can create different emotions; kind of like how we are working with these boxes with Susan and creating emotions with the limitations and freedoms we are given.
Im really excited for this movie mostly because its being produced by Guillermo del Toro but it also looks like an appealing movie. The decision to use an abnormally skinny man for the body model is an interesting one. At first I thought it was a puppet but the fact that its a human makes it even creepier somehow. Mostly because his movements are so unnatural and he looks so broken, the video stays true to the title, its quite creepy.
That is absolutely terrifying. It's amazing how much a small movement like just twitching a person's fingers can be so scary. Adding makeup and sound and changing the color on the camera makes such a huge difference when trying to convey a certain message. I can only imagine what the final project will look like.
I don't know anything about this movie but that was one of the creepiest things Ive seen in awhile, my heart is racing a little bit. He has amazing control of his body, the way he is able to manipulate his joints is incredible. And clearly what makes it seem so otherworldly. I never thought about how the special effects behind ghosts and similar things worked before, but I kind of always assumed it was entirely computer done. I never thought that there might be people behind those strange movements, and this guy has clearly done quite a lot of this. Super creepy, but still really fascinating.
I also thought that this was made with a puppet somehow (as I watched the video prior to reading the passage underneath), but regardless human or not the movement achieved is incredible. The biggest thing that originally made me think it was a puppet was the cables and wrist clamps attached to him. Horror film production generally reaches various levels of creepy and I find myself often wondering how...digital effect, puppetry, animatronic...but not here for sure, and it's incredible how he exploits his disease and profits from it.
This is an amazingly creepy effect. If I ever saw this in real life I think it might be the scariest thing I have ever seen. If this level of scary can be made in a warehouse with a mask and a camera I can only imagine what the end result will be like. The mask to me added a lot to the other worldliness of the body movement. In many ways not seeing a face can be the scariest thing. Oddly the persons movement really reminded me of dance. In a very creepy way.
I have wanted to see this movie ever since i heard about it! Guillermo del Toro is one of my all time favorite directors and the story just looks creepy and imaginative and amazing. When i first watched this video i thought it was a puppet being maneuvered by off screen people, once i read the article underneath i was astonished to find that it was a real human with a bone and muscle disease. I think its great that theyre useing people to do things like this to create other worldly effects, and i think its great that he was okay to do this.
I wouldn't expect anything less from Guillermo del Toro. The acting was absolutely fantastic. The way they used wires to lift him and manipulate certain aspects of his body really gives that air-like, ghost-sweeping quality to it. The physique of the actor reminded me of the girl in The Ring movie, but Toro has taken it to an entirely new level of creepiness. I think I would be both excited and extremely afraid to be in that man's mind. I've heard that he has a room in his house called the nightmare room where he has all of his creatures and ideas drawn and sculpted out. His creations look both so real yet unreal. Amazing.
Burn it! burn it with Fire!
Otherwise very very very effectively creepy puppeteering. A documentary on war horse's stage production the puppeteers said that what brings it to life is the breath. This case i do not think its the breath i find it to be the fingers that make it so effective
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