I made a video a little while ago comparing 1982’s The Thing to the prequel in 2011, specifically looking at practical effects and arguing that Carpenter’s film was far superior with its effects from Rob Bottin, versus the 2011 film which had most of its effects either replaced or overlayed with CGI.

This is a follow up but here I’m looking at what The Thing 2011 could have looked like and in the second half of the video, why practical effects were removed. Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff are Amalgamated Dynamics, the special effects studio that work with animatronics and other practical effects, and are well known for their work with Tremors, Mars Attacks, Alien Vs Predator, and many more. They were clearly very disappointed by The Thing 2011, so made Harbinger Down. But were those changes the fault of Matthijs van Heijningen, then director? Matthijs van Heijningen and Eric Heisserer, were both very keen to use practical effects originally, so why were those effects so deeply undermined?

More info on Carpenter's The Thing's effects:    • Rob Bottin's Special Effects Work On ...  

Studio ADI – I am Legend
   • I AM LEGEND Make-Up Designs ADI  

Eric Heisserer Interview:
http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/26758

Amalgamated Dynamic's Behind The Scenes Footage:
   • THING ADI Creature Work Behind-The-Sc...  


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