SFX MINIATURES
...That little big world.
The following are some miniature FX projects I've been commissioned to work on. In most cases my title is key model-maker. All supervised by RonMiniatures for various production houses.
NEVER ENDING STORY - the TV series
An SFX miniature, made for the TV series "The Never Ending Story". The movie was one of the first I ever saw in the theater and one of my favourites... Unfortunately the TV series was not much to brag about. Job title: Model-Maker.
One of the column tourches. Made in a real hurry with dollar store
toothpicks, broach-pins, golf tees, hair pins....etc. A small light was added in
each one to make some shadows happen. CG fire was added later in post (not
seen here).
10,5 Apocalypse
Sculpting an underwater gorge. This is supposed to be about 2 miles long. Created for the disaster TV movie 10.5 Apocalypse.
Before the quake.
After The quake.
Building a 1/8 scale Hoover Dam tower. MDF with autobody filler for texture. The tower is cut in sections and glued back together again to simulate layers ofconcrete casting. The more sectioned things are, the larger they look.
Shooting the 1/8 tower with salt being spilled on it's sides. Salt looks like scale water falling.
JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH(2008)
1/4 raft made out of tall grass. For a scene on Journey To The Center Of The Earth (2008).
The tall grass is supposed to simulate the bamboo the actual raft was made out of.
A close-up of the miniature bags propped on the real bags. Mr. Mario Guitar (model-maker) takes the real credit for the bags here... I just worked on some details.
SANS ELLE
Putting some details on a 1/6th scale trailer. This was for a Quebec film called "Sans Elle" (Without Her).
A close-up of the battered trailer.
Multiples of every loose object were made. We couldn't go looking for those in the pool every time they went flying during a take.
The miniature wind mill on top of the tall metal tower (attached on the side of the trailer on the left) was bearing loaded and spun like crazy when the giant fx fan was turned on (fun to watch!). (...you can see it spinning in the previous foto).
Some FX tech, from the crew of Loui Creg, riging the trailer.
(Warner Bros.)
Lots of miniature work on this one.... The movie is the infamous John Travolta mega-flop, Battlefield Earth.
Supervised by RonMiniatures for Warner Bros. Miniatures supervisor: Bill Pearson, Shop Supervisor: Ronny Gosselin, Chief Model-Maker: Patrice Jaques. Lots of model makers on this project... too numerous to mention here (you can check it out on Imdb http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0185183/ ). That's me in the pic.
Supervised by RonMiniatures for Warner Bros. Miniatures supervisor: Bill Pearson, Shop Supervisor: Ronny Gosselin, Chief Model-Maker: Patrice Jaques. Lots of model makers on this project... too numerous to mention here (you can check it out on Imdb http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0185183/ ). That's me in the pic.
Birds eye view of the post apocalyptic city of Denver.
Making an alien bridge with fridge magnets and other gismo goodies from the dollar store.
The bridge is filled with fiber optics and a few maglights.
Also pictured: Francois Plourd (model-maker)
The bridge is filled with fiber optics and a few maglights.
Also pictured: Francois Plourd (model-maker)
Installing an alien bridge between skyscrapers of the miniature destroyed city of Denver.
A 1/8 foreground miniature with 1/65 miniatures in the background. A bit of forced perspective never hurt anyone.
10,5 Apocalypse
A 1/4 scale Hoover Dam tower made of plaster. Four of these Art-Deco towers were made for different takes.
Pyro was used to make the tower explode "nicer" when the water hit it. The pyrotechnician was none other than Joseph Viscosil (the guy that blew-up the Death Star)..
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