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CibbuanoInspiration for Sci-Fi Movies
March 26th 2008 21:38
Above, the AT-AT walkers from "The Empire Strikes Back" were apparently inspired by cargo lifters that George Lucas saw at a dock. You can imagine the young Lucas imagining the cargo lifters breaking free of their steel tethers, stumbling into the city, causing mass havoc.
But what about hot fudge? The way it oozes and creeps over cold ice cream? Apparently, this delicious semi-liquid inspired James Cameron to base the T-1000 on the texture of hot fudge. From the article:
"I wanted the effect of the T-1000 to look like a spoon going into hot fudge; it dimples down, then flows up over and closes. That's the look I wanted. You have to work with the viscosity in order to get that look just right."
If you go back and watch "Terminator 2" now, you'll see that the CGI for the T-1000 look oddly dated. Which is disappointing because I remember blowing a gasket the first time I saw the futuristic robot pass through those bars.
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Good to see this.
When I was doing my studies I was told to keep visual diary. Similar mentality.
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