Jade Knox Mr Straff FILM STUDY
Jade Knox
Mr. Straff
FILM STUDY
December 6, 2014
Hundreds of full-length films were produced during the 1960’s. The year 1960 is known for being prominent in historical drama and physiological horror. Special effects enhance these films and give them their blockbuster title and wide spread popularity. But special effects in film have changed overtime. We depreciate the special effects of the 1960s because of the special effects in film in present day 2014, but without the special effects of the early 1960s film wouldn’t be what it now is today.
In the early 1960’s Mary Poppins was produced. Mary Poppins was the first winner of the academy award for FX, meaning best achievement in special effects. The movie blended live action with animation. The special effect technique was used to combine live action with animation characters. The backgrounds are called the sodium screen. A few years later in the year 1968 the film 2001 A Space Odyssey was produced. This film also won the academy award in special visual effects. This movie featured the most realistic footage of space ever. This film used full sized props, models, video displays and computer monitors and other FX techniques. During that same year the “American independent horror film” Night of the Living Dead was born. George Romero directed and produced this horror movie. The special effects in this film were pretty simple because the low budget. The special effects included the costumes donated from the goodwill. Makeup was limited and the small budget led to the movie being shot in black and white. The film got high praise even with its low budget.
In the late 1970’s, the year 1975 Jaws was produced. This film was a must see movie as they would say. The plot was magnificent, a man-eating shark that begins to attack the town of amity, killing innocent bathers. The movie is filled with gore and violence. All the components required making Jaws look realistic Steven Spielberg used. The special
Mr. Straff
FILM STUDY
December 6, 2014
Hundreds of full-length films were produced during the 1960’s. The year 1960 is known for being prominent in historical drama and physiological horror. Special effects enhance these films and give them their blockbuster title and wide spread popularity. But special effects in film have changed overtime. We depreciate the special effects of the 1960s because of the special effects in film in present day 2014, but without the special effects of the early 1960s film wouldn’t be what it now is today.
In the early 1960’s Mary Poppins was produced. Mary Poppins was the first winner of the academy award for FX, meaning best achievement in special effects. The movie blended live action with animation. The special effect technique was used to combine live action with animation characters. The backgrounds are called the sodium screen. A few years later in the year 1968 the film 2001 A Space Odyssey was produced. This film also won the academy award in special visual effects. This movie featured the most realistic footage of space ever. This film used full sized props, models, video displays and computer monitors and other FX techniques. During that same year the “American independent horror film” Night of the Living Dead was born. George Romero directed and produced this horror movie. The special effects in this film were pretty simple because the low budget. The special effects included the costumes donated from the goodwill. Makeup was limited and the small budget led to the movie being shot in black and white. The film got high praise even with its low budget.
In the late 1970’s, the year 1975 Jaws was produced. This film was a must see movie as they would say. The plot was magnificent, a man-eating shark that begins to attack the town of amity, killing innocent bathers. The movie is filled with gore and violence. All the components required making Jaws look realistic Steven Spielberg used. The special