Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with today’s Behind the Scenes Pic!
Oh man do I love The Abyss. While James Cameron did use the film to help pioneer digital effects it’s still a master class of model work and great character development. While it’s not my favorite of Cameron’s movies it really does feel like it’s the lynchpin of his filmography. Everything he loves is in here. Strong female characters, underwater exploration, aliens, Michael Biehn, crazy-cool models, cutting edge science and military bad guys all wrapped up in one story!
I’ve talked to people who don’t like this movie and I can’t even fathom not finding something to enjoy here. The performances are so great, the concept is fantastic, the look of the film is perfect… Is it just me? I don’t think it’s just me.
Anyway, here’s a nifty shot of how they photographed some of the miniatures in the film. Very smart to build it to be shot as a panning motion miming a bird’s eye shot. Stuff like this is very nifty to me. Enjoy and click to enlargen!
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-Eric Vespe
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