{"id":259,"date":"2015-04-23T09:00:01","date_gmt":"2015-04-23T16:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/?p=259"},"modified":"2021-06-21T20:27:58","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T03:27:58","slug":"the-things-practical-effects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/the-things-practical-effects\/","title":{"rendered":"The Thing&#8217;s Practical Effects"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"259\" class=\"elementor elementor-259\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b15760e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b15760e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5332234f\" data-id=\"5332234f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-537ae088 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"537ae088\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Thing&#8217;s Practical Effects<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fe3532 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7fe3532\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/bigpreview_The-Thing-prequel.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-265\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/bigpreview_The-Thing-prequel.jpg 710w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/bigpreview_The-Thing-prequel-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b11547d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b11547d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">John Carpenter&#8217;s<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0084787\/\"><em>The Thing\u00a0<\/em><\/a><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><em>(1982)<\/em>\u00a0is lauded as a horror masterpiece &#8211; utilizing terrifying creature effects and a well-paced plot to keep audiences at the edge of their seats. For the few of you who have lived under a horror-free rock for the past few decades, the plot is this:\u00a0<em>Scientists in the Antarctic are confronted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of the people that it kills.<\/em><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Now in this article, we&#8217;re not talking about that\u00a0<em>Thing<\/em>, I am talking about the other thing,\u00a0<em>The Thing<\/em>\u00a0&#8211; the prequel. In a confusing title choice, 2011 gave us a prequel to\u00a0<em>The Thing<\/em>\u00a0called, well,<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0905372\/\"><em>The Thing<\/em><\/a>. <span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Although many had high hopes for the film, the final result was a bit of a letdown.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">One of the major aspects creating the film&#8217;s hype was that director Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. insisted upon using practical effects for the various alien transformations. With the trend towards (often cheesy) digital effects in horror, fans were excited this wide release film would return to real effects.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.studioadi.com\/\">Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc.<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">was hired to create the animatronics, latex costumes, and other practical effects for the film. Their hard work is showcased in this video which chronicles their products from pre-production to their final incarnations on set:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-618a062 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"618a062\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=fBzpT7VmSaU&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86fa0b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86fa0b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Want another 15 minutes of slides detailing their work?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee05881 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"ee05881\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=eMHv2Gd743s&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-784daff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"784daff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">How about on-set footage of the Edvard-Adam Thing?<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9cf0cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"d9cf0cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=Eb5yHj5xfOs&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b30110 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b30110\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Awesome, right? Even with a poor script the movie should have been salvageable just because of these cool effects. I know just watching the above videos has caused me to sleep with a nightlight (and a flamethrower) for the past few nights.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Well, in the post-production process, the studio decided that computer-generated images would be used to &#8220;enhance&#8221; these practical special effects. Enhancements in and of themselves are not particularly egregious mistakes (in fact, when used in moderation they can truly work in tandem with practical effects), but entirely replacing certain animatronics with digital effects certainly was.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af5a485 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af5a485\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">Of course, there are many reasons filmmakers use digital effects and CGI, and many times it is the only option to tell the story they are trying to tell &#8211; it just isn&#8217;t cost effective to build actual cars that turn into giant robots for <\/span><em style=\"color: #ffffff; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\">Transformers<\/em><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: -0.015em;\"> . It is, however, a shame that many of Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc. creations were hid behind CGI and that some were completely removed from the finished film.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">At least ADI released their behind-the-scenes videos, so everyone can appreciate their work &#8211; and have a few extra alien-related nightmares.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4613df6b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4613df6b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b8308ec\" data-id=\"4b8308ec\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-411a8360 elementor-post-navigation-borders-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"411a8360\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-navigation.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__prev elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/living-dead-girl-rob-zombie\/\" rel=\"prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-prev\"><i class=\"fa fa-angle-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Prev<\/span><\/span><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--label\">Previous<\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--title\">Living Dead Girl &#8211; 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Big or small, orange or white, and<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/pick-the-perfect-pumpkin\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Pick the Perfect Pumpkin\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-4740 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-games category-other-games tag-100-days-of-halloween-2 tag-games tag-halloween\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/halloween-scavenger-hunt\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HalloweenScavengerHunt_20260513_SpookyHousePaper_171958_Website-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4742\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HalloweenScavengerHunt_20260513_SpookyHousePaper_171958_Website-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HalloweenScavengerHunt_20260513_SpookyHousePaper_171958_Website-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HalloweenScavengerHunt_20260513_SpookyHousePaper_171958_Website-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HalloweenScavengerHunt_20260513_SpookyHousePaper_171958_Website-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HalloweenScavengerHunt_20260513_SpookyHousePaper_171958_Website-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/HalloweenScavengerHunt_20260513_SpookyHousePaper_171958_Website.jpg 1622w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/halloween-scavenger-hunt\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tHalloween Scavenger Hunt\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 18, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>I spy with my little eye: a spooky Halloween scavenger hunt! Games and activities liven up parties by sparking conversations and creating fun challenges for friends. A scavenger hunt is<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/halloween-scavenger-hunt\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Halloween Scavenger Hunt\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-5008 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-entertainment category-film tag-100-days-of-halloween-2 tag-horror-films tag-horror-movies tag-movies\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/13-halloween-movies\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/13HalloweenMovies_20260804_SatansLittleHelper_DVD_112908-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5028\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/13HalloweenMovies_20260804_SatansLittleHelper_DVD_112908-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/13HalloweenMovies_20260804_SatansLittleHelper_DVD_112908-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/13HalloweenMovies_20260804_SatansLittleHelper_DVD_112908-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/13HalloweenMovies_20260804_SatansLittleHelper_DVD_112908-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/13HalloweenMovies_20260804_SatansLittleHelper_DVD_112908-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/13HalloweenMovies_20260804_SatansLittleHelper_DVD_112908-1200x676.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/13HalloweenMovies_20260804_SatansLittleHelper_DVD_112908.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/13-halloween-movies\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t13 Halloween Movies\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 17, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-avatar\">\n\t\t\tNo Comments\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>While horror movies abound each spooky season, nothing gets me truly in the mood for frightening fun like movies set directly on the holiday.\u00a0 Here are my top 13 Halloween<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/thehorrorofbeingemily.com\/blog\/13-halloween-movies\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about 13 Halloween Movies\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Carpenter&#8217;s&nbsp;&nbsp;The Thing&nbsp;(1982)&nbsp;is lauded as a horror masterpiece &#8211; utilizing terrifying creature effects and a well-paced plot to keep audiences at the edge of their seats. 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