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MattRendar
 Post subject: Harbinger Down
PostPosted: Tue May 14, 2013 2:08 am 
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ADI studios who worked on Aliens and AVP and AVPR . along with lance henrikson just put up a kick starter to do a alien / thing monster movie . check out the kickstarter campaign . looks cool and up my alley . http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/111 ... m?ref=live

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http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/111 ... re-fx-film

I'm going to give this a bump. Partly because Abe told me to, and partly because I love this quote from the Kickstarter page:

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While we designed makeup characters for Ridley Scott's aborted version of I Am Legend, he told us that the original Alien suit restricted the performer's movements more than expected. That limitation led him to change the way he shot the creature, to a more horror-based approach. For instance, appearing in the flashlight beam held by Tom Skerritt was a way of avoiding having the Alien climbing or running. According to Ridley, embracing this limitation actually improved the film. These days the 'solution' would probably be to digitally replace the Alien with an over-nuanced, hyper-active, CGI creation that looks like it belongs in a video game. And it wouldn't be as nearly as scary.



Share this on the Facebooks and, if you can, contribute! Some of the pledge rewards are pretty cool too!
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Holy smokes! This sounds great, and what a wonderful crew of artists! They certainly need some help though if they are going to reach their goal. I'll do what I can to put the word out, but money is tight all around.

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When I first saw it, I thought "Huh? ALIEN crossed with The Thing, on a boat?". But when you think about it, if it's done right then what creature film could be be better than ALIEN crossed with The Thing? :)
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Once I saw Alec Gillis was involved, I backed it!

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We really gotta spread the word to help get it funded. They have some awesome pledge rewards. Like getting a full creature that will be used in the flick. Pretty cool stuff

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Pug50 wrote:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1117671683/harbinger-down-a-practical-creature-fx-film

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While we designed makeup characters for Ridley Scott's aborted version of I Am Legend, he told us that the original Alien suit restricted the performer's movements more than expected. That limitation led him to change the way he shot the creature, to a more horror-based approach. For instance, appearing in the flashlight beam held by Tom Skerritt was a way of avoiding having the Alien climbing or running. According to Ridley, embracing this limitation actually improved the film. These days the 'solution' would probably be to digitally replace the Alien with an over-nuanced, hyper-active, CGI creation that looks like it belongs in a video game. And it wouldn't be as nearly as scary.


I'm spreading the word already. The Alien storyboards did show the Alien attacking Dallas leaping from wall-to-wall, IMHO less impactfull than suddenly being there!

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Just backed sounds great and the stuff ur getting for the donation is great
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It's definitely looking like this might not make it's target. :(

Can we think of any social-media celeb types that might be interested in plugging it?
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Its cutting it close....

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I won a signed book by sharing on Facebook. :)

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/111 ... sts/496189

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is the book available any where else on line?whats the name of it ?? the making of avp?

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is the book available any where else on line?whats the name of it ?? the making of avp?

Yup, the creature effects of AvP:

http://www.amazon.com/AVP-Alien-Predato ... 0972667652

I already have the book, but it's not a signed copy. :)

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Getting close!!!

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39 hours to go!! Back this project!!! How did a Veronica Mars movie project (non porn) get FIVE MILLION DOLLARS and this can't even get $350,000?!?!?!?!?!

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I won a signed book by sharing on Facebook. :)

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/111 ... sts/496189



Same here dude :D

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We need that Zach Braf a$$hole to put his name on it, then folks would fund it.

Actually, melding this with his Gardenstate sequel works fine for me, I'd love to see Zach and Natalie Portman killed on screen by shapeshifting monstrosities.

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Looks like it just about made it :)

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They've reached their goal with seven hours left!

They did it!


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awesome. Every little helped:)

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awesome !! It cut it pretty close . glad it funded

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I won a signed book by sharing on Facebook. :)

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/111 ... sts/496189

Same here dude :D

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Damn! Now I wish I had backed the project. Oh well. Too late now. :(

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Damn! Now I wish I had backed the project. Oh well. Too late now. :(

Not if you want to pledge over $200, as they still show a few left. :)

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