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Gorillas in the Mist Blog – Part 2

May 9, 2015 By Camilla Henneman

A small crew from Rick Baker’s shop went on location to shoot the gorilla suits and puppets.  The live action footage of real gorillas being gorillas and interacting with Sigourney had been previously shot at the Karasoke Research center in Rwanda. The editor, Stuart Baird had the difficult task of editing scenes of the real […]

Filed Under: Film & Television, Fun Facts/History, General Announcement Tagged With: Aberdare National Park, Angela Alexander, Dave Kindlon, Dian Fossey, Digit, gorillas, Gorillas In The Mist, John Alexander, Kenya, Marc Tyler, Peter Elliot, Phil Notaro, Rick Baker, Shepperton Studios, Sigourney Weaver, Simba, Steve Norrington, Stuart Baird, The Petersham, Tom Hester, Virunga

The best gorilla puppets and suits that nobody knew they saw…

March 16, 2015 By Camilla Henneman

If you saw the film “Gorillas in the Mist” you watched scenes of mountain gorillas in the wild.  However, you might not realize that alongside footage of actual mountain gorillas, you were looking at one of the greatest feats of realistic puppet and creature making ever executed by a special effects crew. In  1985 I […]

Filed Under: Film & Television Tagged With: Bryon Brown, Cinnovation, Dian Fossey, Digit, gorilla costumes, Gorillas In The Mist, Greystoke, Harry and the Hendersons, John Alexander, Julie Harris, King Kong, Legend of Tarzan, Michael Apted, Peter Elliot, puppets, Rick Baker, Sigourney Weaver, Simba, Stuart Baird

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