Wired has an article up about the many-eyed monster in the new Star Trek movie, in part of the “Please come see our reboot!” press coverage. I am still not going to head out to see it in theaters, but I don’t mind reading about effects work.
Star Trek’s Beast Master Reveals How to Create a Monster
By Steve Daly
The blink of an ominous eye. The flash of a feral fang. The flapping of a grotesque limb. Creature guru Neville Page knows we’re scared. Every peek at monster flesh is part of the deliberate ploy to pull audiences into a film and set them up for a terrific payoff—the satisfaction of finally seeing the beast in its full-screen glory. How does Page keep us captivated from peekaboo shots to the big reveal?
Neville Page also did work on Cloverfield and the upcoming Avatar and Piranha 3D
