The Groundbreaking VFX Production of Twister

[@FrameVoyager]

What's your favorite scene in Twister?

[@TacticalBurritoSystem]

When they're at the Drive-In theater, and beyond the melodrama, the shit hits the fan and the tornado tears through the Movie screen showing the iconic "Here's Johnny!" bit from "The Shining". I know the juxtaposition of the violence on screen and the violence of nature was a shovel to the face in terms of symbolism, but its a creepy and effective visual.

[@EyesOfByes]

Cows. We got cows

[@charis_explores]

FOOD 👌🏼

[@CNC-Time-Lapse]

Dennis Muren is one of the guys I wish they would interview on Visual Effects Artists React on Corridor. Man, what a resume... I would have loved to be a visual effects artists during those pioneering days...

[@FrameVoyager]

That would be cool! Actually surprised they haven't interviewed him yet

[@kalmanta1824]

His resume is so prolific he could be a regular guest.

[@robertobuatti7226]

Movies like Twister, Dante's Peak, Volcano, Daylight paved the way for disaster movies in terms of realistic grounded visual effects, I still remember when they first released in the 90's and being blown away by the scope and the realism of them, still to this day they hold up really well and am still in awe of the visual and practical effects and the cinematography.

[@brettb.7235]

I watched this the other day for the first time in probably 10 years and I was blown away by the art of the vfx, it was so well done and grounded and real, but also exhilarating and he was made almost 30 years ago. This is an incredible film through and through.

[@jimmerhardy]

Fantastic backgrounder. Few remember what a seminal film Twister was. And remains an absolute blast.

[@FrameVoyager]

Appreciate it!

[@johnprudent3216]

One of the great Summer Blockbusters. I hate the word “iconic” but well… Twister truly was and IS that. You knew summer was coming when you the trailers coming out for films like these.

[@Doofwarrior88]

Twister inspired a whole generation of storm chasers

[@lowkeykane7209]

this is such a well made video dude, keep up the great work

[@FrameVoyager]

Appreciate it!

[@sammyfabelman]

As a kid, Jurassic Park (1993), Terminator 2 (1991) and Twister (1996) blew my mind. My passion for movies today is thanks to these pictures. How great the 90's were.

[@weeliano]

CINEFEX did a great article on Twister. That's where I read about Stefen Fangmeier and the groundbreaking CGI vfx work he has done. Almost a decade later I got to work at ILM.

[@Argelius1]

BTW, your writing and narration are superb.

[@FrameVoyager]

Appreciate it! I've got a great team of writers that helps keep me straight too 😉

[@drewwhitney7327]

Six year old me was already terrified when I saw the poster, and the movie itself definitely delivered the groceries. My favorite part was when the huge house is suddenly rolled out onto the road, and they drive through it.😅 the interior shots throughout the house and accompanying foley for the truck smashing through the stairs, furniture, walls, and wall decorations really sell it. Moments like that make you believe that anything can happen.

[@FrameVoyager]

That shot always cracks me up 😅 I think for me it's always that scene when they hold on to the pipe.

[@TheOneTrueJack]

De Bont just doesn't get enough credit for his overall contributions to film. With Red October, Die Hard, and Basic Instinct (not to mention Black Rain, and Flatliners), he basically created an aesthetic that would resonate for more than a decade. Then you have Speed, perhaps the most perfectly paced action film ever made. It is an absolute wonder of lean filmmaking. And yes, he also made Speed 2 which is hopelessly bloated and adrift in all the wrong ways, but he also gave us Twister which is so good that we've now made it twice.

[@ponya3.66]

Aaahhh that techno beat really took me back to the 90's 😍 Hail the Thunderdome! 😂

[@AttackZack_Entertainment]

Can't wait to see twisters tomorrow

[@FrameVoyager]

I got an early screening tonight in IMAX 👀 Can't wait! AMking the "Production of Twisters" video right now

[@drsjamesserra]

It will suck and you know it.

[@baxterwilson368]

I thought I knew everything about this movie, but this is the first time I’ve heard about Spielberg yelling at De Bont front a jet. 😂

[@FrameVoyager]

@@baxterwilson368 honestly hilarious story 😅

[@pablovesyou]

That was crazy! Thank you for making this video. I remember as a kid being skeptical this movie would be any good but I came out of that theater excited and confused. The death of the bad guy still hunts me.

[@fromtheframe]

Great channels think alike. Awesome video on a topic that is so often misconstrued!

[@FrameVoyager]

Haha saw your video come out while I was editing this one the other day. Nice video!

[@lanolinlight]

"Rather than the modern approach of filming on a soundstage..." Well, that was also the 1930's-60's approach.

[@FrameVoyager]

Yeah, honestly not sure what Jan De Bont was getting at here tbh. The new twisters movie is filmed outside of a soundstage too.

[@wandecamargo7557]

The best❤

[@producedbypodcast]

Not that excited about the film as I've somehow missed the first one. 🎬 But always enjoy your videos! 🍿 Just an idea for a video to dive deeper into Costner's production of the Horizon and its box office failure. Could be interesting. 🏇

[@PopMyth]

Damn, that opening was clean

[@1neOfN0ne]

I assure you all, "Twisters" is a much better film than you'd ever expect it to be. Even if you love the first one but see it as dumb fun or whatever. This new one has everything the first one had but with a MUCH better story and characters. I was pleasantly surprised

[@XvKJP2015]

I loved it. Powell killed it. Most of the supporting cast were good. It is as good as the first. I did miss Bill and Helen, though, but the 2 mains in this one do great

[@kg7219]

Twisters is a hallmark movie with a tornado lol … it was fun tho I will say that much

[@DavidPMcEntee]

love your vids :)

[@FrameVoyager]

Appreciate it!

[@drsjamesserra]

There will be a new Twister movie, but it will never be like this one!

[@FrameVoyager]

It is a classic! Camp and all haha

[@TacticalBurritoSystem]

The dialog was cheese most of the time, however the action and the effects were amazing. Also only time I've seen a Dodge truck stay on the road for that long but still be moving under its own power and then is eaten by the main bad guy of the movie.

[@FrameVoyager]

The dialogue literally sounds like it was an afterthought most of the time haha

[@TacticalBurritoSystem]

​@@FrameVoyager Its not the first Blockbuster film to be sold by Imagery/Concept alone, and the story comes later. Which is why I don't know what the hell Twisters is gonna be. I honestly love the scene when they try the first Dorothy deployment, Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt have to deal with a script that makes the tornados into the shark from Jaws. Spielberg Schmaltz

[@FrameVoyager]

@@TacticalBurritoSystem Oh, for sure. I mean more the "CGI" version of that

[@sangbinpark5584]

I don’t think no one ask for sequels for twister and Independence Day back in the 90’s. We liked it and done. We moved on. No one wanted to see same shit over and over again. Since studio spending too much money on marketing, all we can get is remake, reboot or sequels only But twister might be can work. Because many young generation had no idea how this was big back then.

[@FrameVoyager]

Oh, for sure. Honestly would be nice to have less sequels nowadays. But it was surprising to not get a sequel because of how financially successful it is was at the time.

[@abhishekgokak3333]

Achtel 9x7

[@lennychandrakar]

Great video. But please tone done that film grain. You are using it it to point where it just makes the video too blurry and noisy. I get it that you have to sell the plugin, but please, we need to at least be able to see some details. Already the archival footage you source is of low quality and then you people throw this grain emulation and the clips look not good. Please take care of this in future.

[@FrameVoyager]

The only place I'm using that plugin is for the quotes. The footage from all of this is from like the 90s so none of it is great quality but I'm not throwing any film grain on top of it. The film grain your seeing is because some of this was shot on film cameras lol

[@CinemaBear]

I just rewatched Twister for my channel, it's amazing how well the VFX held up, especially considering it's nearly 30 years old. As for the story... 🤦‍♂

[@FrameVoyager]

The story is awful haha. It totally makes sense that they didn't write a script first lol

[@yourguitarist]

Ummm.... wait ✋️ Jurassic Park came out 3 years earlier. That looks pretty "realistic"... no?

[@ThisIsDownstate]

The effects were great, but idk if iever actually finished watching it, though i tried many times. I LOVE 90's action movies but this was quite an abysmal movie with such bad dialogue that i could never take it seriously. I think it's a movie that you need to see in a theatre, because beside the carnage the rest is terrible lol

[@FrameVoyager]

That's mostly what I was saying haha. I like the film, but it overall it's not like a "great" film. It's a landmark for sure, but it's ok to admit those effects just didn't age well

[@dvhughesdesign]

Twister was unquestionably the worst movie I have ever seen and the only movie I have struggled not to walk out on. Truly the dumbest plot, the worst acting, and I was dumbfounded how Spielberg put his name on it. I was excited to see a flying cow. And boy, that is all it was.

[@FrameVoyager]

It's funny the difference in comments between this video and the one I just released on the new Twisters film haha

[@zukacs]

Wow I’m surprised they didn’t make the tornado gay

[@musstakrakish]

What?

[@FrameVoyager]

It's a reference to Kathleen Kennedy's involvement and the recent South Park episode lol

[@michaelt3885]

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[@thetitansofbrahma6702]

I walked out of the theater when it first came out. The embarrassing writing and stock characters… too much.