The Terror of Hallows Eve

The Trickster - Bringing a character to life.

The Trickster, the mischievous avatar of Halloween, was originally conceived and photographed as a puppet. During the edit, however, director Todd Tucker realized that the puppet didn’t have the impact that he’d intended. Actor Doug Jones was brought in for greenscreen reshoots, and the new and improved Trickster was born. The original puppet was painted out (where necessary), and the new footage was integrated into the film. The combination of practical makeup, digital enhancement ( to up the “creepy” factor), and Doug Jones’ magnificent performance added the necessary weight that a character of this importance demanded.

 
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I Am The Doorway

Animating Prosthetic Eyes

For the Stephen King Dollar Baby short film, I Am The Doorway, director Simon Pearce and producer Wolfram Parge contracted Illusion Industries to create practical eyes on the lead character’s hands and chest. But there was still the necessity of bringing those eyes to life. Blinks, motion, and glints were digitally added to not only give the eyes life, but emotion. The short film continues to do well on the festival circuit, picking up multiple awards, including several for the effects.

  • Nominee/Bronze Award Winner (Queen Palm 2019)

  • Best FX (Cryptshow 2019)

  • Best Visual Effects (Spooky Empire 2018)

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There’s a Monster Behind You

The Making of a Monster

The whimsical short film, There’s a Monster Behind You, ultimately needed a monster. With limited time and budget, the options of either creating a full CG monster from scratch or building and shooting a practical creature weren’t viable. Working with director Evan Richards, we were able to find a stock image of a suitable monster which was then animated and integrated into the final shot.

The result was better than expected, even fooling Film Threat critic Chris Salce, who stated in his review “I appreciated the monster itself because it was made using practical effects. Something hard to come by in the day and age of computer graphics. And it looked pretty damn amazing.”

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