Yeah, Right!
The Abyss Submersibles Project
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Yeah, Right!
Late to the party, but just wanted to share that The Abyss was one of the main films that inspired me work in movies. Now at 37, working in CG lighting, I still obsess over how awesome that movie was. Totally ahead of its time. Thank you all for sharing your stories and pictures. I hope to acquire something prop/replica related stuff. Fingers crossed this thread continues to thrive.
nalyom9
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Is James Cameron's The Abyss coming to 4K Blu-ray?
An Instagram post from Hollywood colourist Skip Kimball indicates that a 4K Blu-ray remaster of James Cameron's 1989 film, The Abyss, could be on the way
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nalyom9
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Until I hold the blu ray in my hands I will not hold my breath. lol! They got to give this a cinema release. I never got the opportunity to see it on the big screen. We will see..
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Robfilmmaker
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I got my 4K ABYSS blu-ray two weeks ago, it's amazing seeing it with such clarity and dolby vision color. Anyways, wanted to share some videos I found that many of you probably haven't seen, made by one of the assistant editors of the film during filming. I thought I had seen everything abyss related so this was a nice find.
Abyss Gag reel:
Abyss Crew Vid:
These are from (Home | Life's Abyss and Then You Dive.), there are also a bunch of behind the scenes pictures on his site I had never seen before. Worth checking out. His ebook about the editing of the Abyss is fascinating...albeit I'm an editor so maybe I'm biased. But had some interesting tidbits like how Cameron resigned during post-production (lasted a week before he was brought back on). Enjoy.
Abyss Gag reel:
Abyss Crew Vid:
These are from (Home | Life's Abyss and Then You Dive.), there are also a bunch of behind the scenes pictures on his site I had never seen before. Worth checking out. His ebook about the editing of the Abyss is fascinating...albeit I'm an editor so maybe I'm biased. But had some interesting tidbits like how Cameron resigned during post-production (lasted a week before he was brought back on). Enjoy.
moviesculptor
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Great thread that goes back quite a ways. The problem with these want-to-know questions is there's not a thorough source of info. I worked on two James Cameron films, Abyss and Aliens. I sculpted both full-size mini subs by myself from Ron Cobbs' blueprints. I spent hours going over them because the dimension were off in a number of places. If I had just started sculpting, nothing would fit. I'm pretty sure they changed them after I marked them up. Everything you see on those subs was sculpted in an airport hanger in Van Nuys on the hottest month ever in LA, over 100 f. The Canadian subs didn't arrive until after I sculpted everything around them. I called the company to make sure their dimensions were correct and hoped for the best.
Then, a few months later, in winter, a few sculptors and I sculpted all the interior tunnels for the spaceship. It was so cold, it snowed where we were (which never happens in LA), and there was no heat in a wooden garage. The producers gave zero ***** and I got zero credit. Maybe Cinefex gave me credit since my sculptures are on two of their covers: the mini-sub and the Beetlejuice snake that I sculpted. I didn't get a credit for that film either. So, being in the sculptors union (which is the smallest union in America with 40+ people) gave us zero power and they didn't look out for us. All it did was allow us to work on union films.
Then, a few months later, in winter, a few sculptors and I sculpted all the interior tunnels for the spaceship. It was so cold, it snowed where we were (which never happens in LA), and there was no heat in a wooden garage. The producers gave zero ***** and I got zero credit. Maybe Cinefex gave me credit since my sculptures are on two of their covers: the mini-sub and the Beetlejuice snake that I sculpted. I didn't get a credit for that film either. So, being in the sculptors union (which is the smallest union in America with 40+ people) gave us zero power and they didn't look out for us. All it did was allow us to work on union films.
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