seahunterr
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With the release of the film in a couple days, I figure it's ok to post a few pics and share some of the production.
First, many thanks to Aaron and crew at Bat in the Sun for including us in this film. This is different in many ways from other fan films as this character is a result of The Hunterslair team effort, we can all be proud of this representation of our character. Personally I think this short film is one of the best, but I am biased....
I can't tell you how many times during this entire "adventure" I wanted to just say NO, can't do it, not possible, etc., but I learned sometimes you just have to go for it.
You will see some amazing stunts and action, they were all done by Jamie Hall and Jonathan Carroll and they have the bruises to show for it, as well as some crew members falling from trees.... I was amazed how stunts, fights, etc were practiced a few times and then "action". Jamie in particular, having only walked a couple hours at Monsterpalooza in a suit before this...outstanding! I hope we see much more of him in the Predator, I've seen all the films, several preds at Comic Cons, halloweens, etc, but when he put the suit on it actually looks alive in the way he moves. I'm sure he could make any suit look great, it was a privilege to see him bring ours to this level of life. He was in the suit 8 hours a day, with alot of action, in and under water, etc... I honestly did not think the suit would last much more than a few hours of the first day filming, so much to my surprise it made the entire 4 days of shooting, and even resurrected at Comic Con last month.
One thing I realize from all this is ANY of us can potentially make a good, high quality fan film, the equipment is not that expensive, the technology in CG, effects and editing are available to the average person. We certainly have the film quality suits, it's just a matter of organizing a group to do it.
I have hundreds of photos, here's a few
First, many thanks to Aaron and crew at Bat in the Sun for including us in this film. This is different in many ways from other fan films as this character is a result of The Hunterslair team effort, we can all be proud of this representation of our character. Personally I think this short film is one of the best, but I am biased....
I can't tell you how many times during this entire "adventure" I wanted to just say NO, can't do it, not possible, etc., but I learned sometimes you just have to go for it.
You will see some amazing stunts and action, they were all done by Jamie Hall and Jonathan Carroll and they have the bruises to show for it, as well as some crew members falling from trees.... I was amazed how stunts, fights, etc were practiced a few times and then "action". Jamie in particular, having only walked a couple hours at Monsterpalooza in a suit before this...outstanding! I hope we see much more of him in the Predator, I've seen all the films, several preds at Comic Cons, halloweens, etc, but when he put the suit on it actually looks alive in the way he moves. I'm sure he could make any suit look great, it was a privilege to see him bring ours to this level of life. He was in the suit 8 hours a day, with alot of action, in and under water, etc... I honestly did not think the suit would last much more than a few hours of the first day filming, so much to my surprise it made the entire 4 days of shooting, and even resurrected at Comic Con last month.
One thing I realize from all this is ANY of us can potentially make a good, high quality fan film, the equipment is not that expensive, the technology in CG, effects and editing are available to the average person. We certainly have the film quality suits, it's just a matter of organizing a group to do it.
I have hundreds of photos, here's a few
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