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Massimo (mirror)
@rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social
Jul 11, 11:35 PM
How a 1937 film pulled off one of cinema’s creepiest transformations. It’s hard to believe this effect was created nearly 90 years ago. Original post
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"It's hard to believe this film is nearly 100 years old, which makes you wonder, how did they pull off this visual effect? In the 1937 film, The Octopus, actress Elspeth Dudgeon plays the kindly nanny, who is later revealed to be the villainous octopus in disguise. To create this seamless transformation, filmmakers used a clever optical trick. A red filter was placed over the camera lens to make all red elements invisible. When the filter was removed, those red painted areas suddenly appeared, transforming her face into something monstrous. The effect worked perfectly, because the movie was shot in black and white. The hidden red tones blended into her normal appearance until the filter was lifted, revealing eerie shadows and contours that gave her a terrifying witch-like look."
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Massimo (mirror)
@rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social
· Jul 10, 09:14 AM
How a 1937 film pulled off one of cinema’s creepiest transformations. It’s hard to believe this effect was created nearly 90 years ago. Original post
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<span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 10, 02:10 PM</span>
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<p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">Oh, I thought initially this was The Melania movie.</p>
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<span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 10, 02:57 PM</span>
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<p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">Melania never looked that good!🤣🤣🤣</p>
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<span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 10, 02:58 PM</span>
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<p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">same lighting effect used in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde</p>
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<span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 10, 03:48 PM</span>
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<p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">What's the movie?</p>
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<span class="text-xs font-bold text-slate-300">redoakhandle.bsky.social</span>
<span class="text-[10px] text-slate-500">@redoakhandle.bsky.social</span>
<span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 10, 07:40 PM</span>
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<p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">Just watched The Invisible Man. I'm thinking made in the early 50s or 60s it was made in 1933 lol. Great photography for that era. Also just a great movie.</p>
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<span class="text-[10px] text-slate-500">@annoyed-aldo.bsky.social</span>
<span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 10, 09:19 AM</span>
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<p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">Physics 🥰🥰🥰</p>
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<span class="text-[10px] text-slate-500">@karmafuzz.bsky.social</span>
<span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 10, 02:07 PM</span>
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<p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">Actually incredible, 90 YEARS!!!!!</p>
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<span class="text-[10px] text-slate-500">@stanzman.bsky.social</span>
<span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 10, 04:18 PM</span>
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<p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">Unknown cuz they called it &quot;shhhh the octopus&quot;</p>
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<span class="text-[10px] text-slate-500">@shorepatrol.bsky.social</span>
<span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 10, 02:43 PM</span>
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<p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">Amazing 🤩</p>
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<span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 10, 01:16 PM</span>
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<p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">www.1000misspenthours.com/reviews/revi.... Here is a plot summary of the film, which is, apparently, dreadful. Now I want to see it.</p>
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<span class="text-[10px] text-slate-500">@debisskyfalling.bsky.social</span>
<span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 10, 03:04 PM</span>
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<p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">Those great female spicers who were truly creatives.</p>
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<span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 10, 05:08 PM</span>
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<p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">Ugh “Splicers” 😱</p>
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<span class="text-[10px] text-slate-500">@frostjanet6.bsky.social</span>
<span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 10, 11:17 AM</span>
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<p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">This is awesome!!!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻</p>
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<span class="text-xs font-bold text-slate-300">SciCommic</span>
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<span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 10, 02:01 PM</span>
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<p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">And used in the transformation of Dr Jeckyl into Mr Hyde.
A performance that earned Fredric March his 1st Best Actor Oscar; the only one ever awarded to a classic monster movie character.</p>
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<span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 10, 02:17 PM</span>
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<p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">Yes.</p>
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<span class="text-xs font-bold text-slate-300">Reefgirl ⭐🇬🇧🇺🇦 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈</span>
<span class="text-[10px] text-slate-500">@reefgirl.bsky.social</span>
<span class="text-[9px] text-slate-600">· Jul 10, 01:40 PM</span>
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<p class="text-xs text-slate-350 leading-relaxed break-words">Is that Old Mother Riley?</p>
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