Transformation Makeup: The History and Use of Bladder FX in Film

[@acromatfpv894]

Very awesome! I remember seeing Darkman as a kid and being blown away by those makeup fx 🤘

[@decibelfilm]

r.e. how the bladder effects were pushed past their probable limitations in Darkman - Sam Raimi loves to shoot in a large range of frame-rates, sometimes having his actors or operators perform at half-speed or double-speed, etc, to create uncanny combinations of motion and velocity once the footage is played back at 24 fps.

[@chaburchak]

The Bottin effects in The Howling were great for their time. Sometimes I'd like to go back to some of that rather than all the CGI...

[@bohemianbeaumontfilms7892]

"indeed,the old effects were...how should i say...monsterous!!!"

[@zaturnneo]

Watching "The Making of Thriller" over and over again as a kid, made me experiment with trying to make bladders.

[@bohemianbeaumontfilms7892]

Thriller still holds up,even now

[@xtro2]

Joe Blasco was also important in the field of bladder effects in the films he did with Cronenberg.

[@garytucker3563]

Yes, thank you so much Mr. Dick Smith!

[@Alevamltd]

One of the earliest uses of bladders in special effects that I can think of is the 1953 version of "War of the Worlds", where the Martians in the film were depicted as having pulsating veins.

[@Gorkab]

Excellent retrospective, thank you guys!

[@MadMatt13]

Great video, I would love to see more history of different effects videos please.

[@rinconmutante9444]

Como siempre geniales, no me canso de ver sus videos.

[@tmtalks4431]

Wow

[@imaginationworkshopstudio]

👏

[@scottgamble7767]

Dick was the innovator... and mention should be made to his right hand man at the time and now (for many many years) a top make-up master himself → Carl Fullerton

[@imaginationworkshopstudio]

THE EXORCIST (1973) is a #Masterpiece by a #MasterofCinema Bill Friedkin. And #MasterofMakeUp Dick Smith! 👏

[@scottgamble7767]

Hmmm... comments by me and Arnold Gargiulo seem to have disappeared.

[@BookFence]

I can see them at live chat replays.

[@scottgamble7767]

@@BookFence Oh... OK. Thanks for commenting and clarifying. Not that big a deal, but I wondered why all of a sudden Arnold's and my first comment disappeared just as the video countdown started.

[@te9591]

Who is arnold garguilo?

[@bohemianbeaumontfilms7892]

"I still say the practical effects look more real,well done guys.And thanks for the history lesson"

[@МаксимГончаренко-р4п]

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