tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post114472137680416407..comments2023-11-03T06:02:02.128-07:00Comments on By Ken Levine: Mr. Special EffectsBy Ken Levinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17305293821975250420noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1144784542428678672006-04-11T12:42:00.000-07:002006-04-11T12:42:00.000-07:00It's funny you mention the parting of the Red Sea....It's funny you mention the parting of the Red Sea. My grandfather's one and only experience in the film business was working on the special effects crew for that film. Somewhere my family has 8mm footage shot by his sister (who worked on the film as an assistant for the studio) of the effects crew preparing for and pulling off the Red Sea effect. <BR/><BR/>RobRobert Hoganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008045560193934588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1144777432159792672006-04-11T10:43:00.000-07:002006-04-11T10:43:00.000-07:00Reminds me of the old story:A director asks his sp...Reminds me of the old story:<BR/><BR/>A director asks his special effects guy how much it would cost to part the Red Sea for a film about the Bible. The effects guy says: "You have three options. Plan A is one million dollars. Plan B is half a million dollars. And Plan C is fifty dollars.<BR/><BR/>"What do I get in each option?" asks the director.<BR/><BR/>"Well, for one million I can part both sides of the Red Sea. For half a million I can part one side of the Red Sea."<BR/><BR/>"What about the fifty dollar option?" asks the director.<BR/><BR/>"We film a guy yelling: "Holy shit the Red Sea is parting!""Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1144777300159171872006-04-11T10:41:00.000-07:002006-04-11T10:41:00.000-07:00Gee, and I always heard that it was because of Edd...Gee, and I always heard that it was because of Eddie that the FRASIER episodes were so expensive -- well, the second Eddie, not the first one. I guess the first one was fine, but the second one started making a lot of unreasonable demands -- Ever see a dog kennel with mirrors on the ceiling?....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1144763607847941842006-04-11T06:53:00.000-07:002006-04-11T06:53:00.000-07:00I'll do it for 50k - and thrown in a free towel an...I'll do it for 50k - and thrown in a free towel and bottle of Perrier. <BR/>:-)Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05943062466398436785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1144762865132671752006-04-11T06:41:00.000-07:002006-04-11T06:41:00.000-07:00"Forget it" would have been simpler, but not nearl..."Forget it" would have been simpler, but not nearly as entertaining. Something to be said for a man who can make you laugh while telling you no.Mary Stellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186261066656584772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1144732111131402872006-04-10T22:08:00.000-07:002006-04-10T22:08:00.000-07:00Was that explosion idea in YOUR script, by the way...Was that explosion idea in YOUR script, by the way? What kind of memo did you get if you wanted to have Frasier trip on a carpet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19336675.post-1144731140936597952006-04-10T21:52:00.000-07:002006-04-10T21:52:00.000-07:00Here's an oldy but a goody:In film production, clo...Here's an oldy but a goody:<BR/><BR/>In film production, clothes pins are often used to attach gels and diffusion material to lights. Just regular, run of the mill, less than a dollar clothes pins.<BR/><BR/>They're commonly referred to as C-47's. <BR/><BR/>Why? Because the suppliers realized that they could charge upwards of $50 per C-47 just by changing the name.<BR/><BR/>Not sure if it's true or not, but in light of this post, it doesn't seem impossible.Renehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14637604314344665107noreply@blogger.com