Hunter M. Via

Hunter M. Via

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The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35
Title: The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35
Character: Himself (as Hunter Via)
Released: March 25, 2008
Type: Movie
Scene 35 can best be described as the point in which the muck hits the fan. It's a scene with unbridled chaos involving CG effects, creature models, stunts, coordination, dramatic character portrayals ... just about anything that could possibly go wrong in a scene. This feature shows how it came to be, how Darabont infused some last-minute ideas into its assembly, and how it wedged in as one of the stronger parts of The Mist.
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The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist
Title: The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist
Character: Himself (as Hunter Via)
Released: March 25, 2008
Type: Movie
This 16-minute featurette focuses on CafeFX, the team behind the CG work in The Mist (as well as Del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth). They discuss a wide array of points, from matching models with the KNB creature crew to documentaries that inspired the designs. It's great to see a lot of the work-in-progress materials (grid assembly, texture work, etc), as it helps to appreciate exactly what pops up on screen. Furthermore, it also discusses a lot of the "mist" effects that play off of their environments
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When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
Title: When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist'
Character: Self
Released: March 25, 2008
Type: Movie
Behind the scenes documentary on the making of the film.