1. Intro
1. Godzilla (1954)
2. Pacific Rim (2013)
3. Thesis: These two monster films depict the destruction of large cities using different methods with the available technologies of their time - however, both films still adhere to the laws of physics in order to make their movies believable.
1. Godzilla
- Used scale models of the cities and a man in a suit as the monster.
- Faster camera speed kept the scale models in focus and intensified the lighting.
- Faster camera speed also made small impacts and explosions appear bigger and more dramatic.
- Slower camera speed made the man in the suit’s movements appear faster.
- Optical printer used to combine backgrounds and characters together.
2. Pacific Rim
- Everything is computer generated - even the shots of the cities.
- Even though everything was computer generated, everyone made sure that the robots built in the movie were capable of being created in real life in order to preserve a sense of realism.
- Monsters are also all computer generated, with movements as combinations of several different, existing animals.
- Objects were made to act like other objects to appear more realistic. ex: using a oil tanker like a baseball bat
- Used 3D printer to create scale models to destroy.
4. Conclusion
Monster films almost always completely devastate large cities. As technology advances, how movies approach this destruction changes but are ultimately still using the same methods to make it appear as believable as possible.
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