I’m quickly becoming transfixed with these Stan Winston School videos on YouTube chronicling the adventures of the master fx artist and his shop. So much of what’s on display in this video, documenting the studio’s work on Winston’s directorial effort Pumpkinhead, is what’s missing in genre cinema nowadays. There’s such a tangibility to the texture of the creature and in the way it interacts with gravity that it puts many a CG creation to shame. Thankfully, videos like this one keep the magic of practical fx work from attaining “lost art” status*:
*Of course practicality is still employed in modern filmmaking. But… like… fuck, just look at that big ol’ Pumpkinhead!
1 comment
“Whatcha got there?”
“Punkin’ Heeeeeeed”
I loved this movie as kid. My 7th grade English teacher was Tom Woodruff’s sister and would often show us movies that had his and Alec’s creature work.
I remember especially that she said that her brother didn’t particularly care for Mortal Kombat even they he and Alec made the character Goro, which was great. It was also my favorite film at the time so it bummed a bit to hear that they didn’t care for it.
Comments are shown as archived from the original site; new comments are closed.