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How to Make a Monster: Directed by Herbert L. Strock. With Robert H. Harris, Paul Brinegar, Gary Conway, Gary Clarke. When a master monster make-up artist is sacked by the new bosses of American International studios, he uses his creations to exact revenge.
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- Horror, Sci-Fi
- Herbert L. Strock
- 1958-07-01
- Ideation and Motivation
- Makeup
- Memorable Accessories
- Camera Tricks
The first thing you want to do when creating a horror movie monster is to go to the very root of the issue. What kind of story are you trying to tell? And what's the backstory of the monster you want to create? Is this a transformed person? An otherworldlybeast? One of the undead? The root of the character is crucial to how you can build it yoursel...
Audiences today are savvier than they have ever been before. You need to convince them of what's happening onscreen with strong visuals. There are lots of professional makeup artists like Stan Winstonout there doing amazing jobs teaching people how to do certain kinds of makeup. Some of my favorite movies have utilized makeup to truly change people...
Think about Freddy's knife fingers, Jason's hockey mask, and the Screamknife and voice—those are all relatively cheap ways to scare an audience and get them to buy into the story you're trying to tell. Add something that makes the audience remember your character. Again, these things can really help sell your story even if you're not working with a...
Horror movie cinematography is as inventive as it is spooky. It's given the pressure of adding to the audience's experience as well as conveying the story. Think about how people do jumpscares and pan to reveal monsters waiting. To make sure the camera adds to the story, think about creating your monster through point of view. A POV shot is a trope...
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How to Make a Monster is a 1958 American horror film drama that is notable for its inclusion of props and studios that created actual sci-fi horror movies. It was produced and written by Herman Cohen, directed by Herbert L. Strock, and starring Gary Conway, Robert H. Harris, Paul Brinegar, Morris Ankrum, Robert Shayne, and John Ashley.
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A Hollywood makeup man (Robert H. Harris) sends his teenage werewolf and Frankenstein to kill studio moguls.
- Horror
Oct 19, 2021 · Learn the rules and tips of the monster genre, from hiding the monster to giving it meaning. Explore contemporary examples of monster films like The MonsterVerse, A Quiet Place and It Follows.
