Posted by Mark Davies-3 on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/Identified-tp1509961.html

Marc comented;

>Well, I don't think anyone has ever commented on the
>dry ice before... :-) But really, it's been so long
>since we've had anyone discuss the episodes in detail,
>it is certainly welcome to see it again!

No I don't think details of a special effect like this has been mentioned before.
What's more interesting perhaps is the actual mechanics of the effect....I mean the details.Was it a case of simply lowering a weighted container filled with dry ice into the water.I presume the volatile reaction of the dry ice would have lasted long enough for the effect to be filmed.You'll also notice in that shot that there is a bright yellow light under the water that enhances the whole look of the scene.I'll speculate that this was'nt an underwater light but a mirror reflecting an intense spot light on set reflecting back into the camera lens.
This possibility is very likely considering that exactly the same technique was used to create the glowing/pulsating UFO seen not only in IDENTIFIED but also in COMPUTER AFFAIR,SURVIVAL and SQUARE TRIANGLE.
To make things look even more impressive,the technicians also appear to have used a red and purple dye mixed up with the dry ice.The whole thing would of course been filmed in slow motion at aound 96 to 120 frames per second.
What I think this highlights is the amount of thought,time and preparation that goes into creating very convincing SFX shots that are only seen on screen for a matter of seconds.

Regards

Mark UK


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