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Can you name the movies, the people and the techniques that make up the wonderful world of practical FX?
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Blur reveal
Name these beloved claymation characters
Wallace & Gromit
Wallace and Gromit
Wallace & gromit
Wallace and gromit
57% got this right
The West Yorkshire culturual icons, Wallace & Gromit, were created by Nick Park as his university graduation project.
2
Which of these movies used a trick called forced perspective instead of digitally altering characters' height later?
All of them!
Elf
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Lord of the Rings
26% got this right
Forced perspective can be used to make things or people seem much larger than they actually are, like Gandalf or Buddy!
3
What is the name of this technique, in which the baground scenery is painted rather than built?
Matte Painting
Landscaping
On-Set Painting
Scene Painting
21% got this right
Matte painitng is surprisingly common - being seen in films from the 1930's (Dracula) up to recently (Greatest Showman)
4
12 random squares
What is the name of this iconic movie, which used prosthesis and stop motion to bring its robotic characters to life?
RoboCop
Robocop
Robocop
73% got this right
To simulate ricocheting bullets, the team fired gelatin capsules filled with sawdust & sparking compound from an air gun
5
Who is this renowned american puppeteer, whose Creature Shop has worked on many movies including TMNT & Batman Begins?
Jim Henson
Jim henson
Jim Henson
Jim henson
69% got this right
Jim began making puppets in his youth, creating his first comedy TV show using them as a University Freshman!
6
Name this genre of filmmaking from Japan that heavily uses practical FX to make its characters seem larger than life
Tokusatsu
Kabuto
Kamen
Tamago
16% got this right
Tokusatsu is a contraction of "tokushu satsuei" which literally translates to "special effects"
7
What is the name of this movie, which spawned the "High-Pressure Blood" trope, when a hose malfunctioned during filming?
Sanjuro: Return of the Ronin
Kurosawa
Seven Samurai
The Last Samurai
7% got this right
Kurosawa was so influential that even this mistake has spread into everything, from anime to action movies & even games!
8
Which French filmmaker is often considered the father of practical effects?
Georges Méliès
David Lynch
Peter Jackson
Ray Harryhausen
62% got this right
Méliès 1902 A Trip to the Moon used mechanical scenery, multiple exposures & pyrotechnics to create a fantastical world
9
Generally, how many individual shots are required to make 1 second of stop motion animation in a movie?
1 —
24
— 60
63% got this right
This means a 76 minute stop motion like 1993's The Nightmare Before Christmas will contain around 110,000 frames total!
10
Bonus question! In movies/games, what food is often used to make the sound of bones breaking? (multiple right answers)
Cabbage
Carrot
Carrots
Celery
Leek
Leeks
Pasta
Tomato
Tomatoes
Cabbage
Carrot
Carrots
Celery
Leek
Leeks
Pasta
Tomato
Tomatoes
66% got this right
When creating injury sounds, the sound designers will record different layers (e.g. bone & flesh) with different foods
