Even though it may seem hard to believe, it has now been 30 years since Joe Dante first introduced us to the world of Kingston Falls and an adorable little Mogwai, named Gizmo, who would forever change it after being gifted to one of its residents as a Christmas present in Gremlins.
Daily Dead recently chatted with special effects pioneer Chris Walas to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Gremlins, which took place over the weekend. Walas is the mastermind behind Gizmo and his Gremlin counterparts, and was also tasked with the various puppetry and f/x approaches that Dante would need in order to sell the authenticity of the Mogwai running amok.
In this second part of our interview with Walas, he discusses the challenges he faced using some of the more inventive puppetry he created for the film, what his favorite Gremlin is and gives us a rundown of two...
Daily Dead recently chatted with special effects pioneer Chris Walas to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Gremlins, which took place over the weekend. Walas is the mastermind behind Gizmo and his Gremlin counterparts, and was also tasked with the various puppetry and f/x approaches that Dante would need in order to sell the authenticity of the Mogwai running amok.
In this second part of our interview with Walas, he discusses the challenges he faced using some of the more inventive puppetry he created for the film, what his favorite Gremlin is and gives us a rundown of two...
- 6/10/2014
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
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