The tornadoes in the background
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Waigon — 9 years ago(May 10, 2016 12:04 AM)
Even now it gives me the creeps. There's this shot in the special features documentary (Angela Lansbury narrates it) where they just have this shot of the entire house getting engulfed by this big, black THING and there's a cue from the score that is basically troublesome trumpets blaring, and it's really alarming and disturbing to me! They outdid themselves with the tornado FX for this. Even better than the ones today to be honest.
CDEGFEDCC. (Shhh!) -
mca1218 — 9 years ago(February 05, 2017 09:58 PM)
I know what shot you're talking about. It is quite frightening. I think they officially call that an "alternate take" since is not in the final film; there were no shots seen of the cyclone overtaking the house, although it would've likely occurred after Dorothy's delirium began (though that is all shot inside the house). The tornado footage is magnificent, because each time it is shown it does, in fact, saunter closer and closer to the house, resulting in my favorite shot of that sequence: when Dorothy has arrived at the front gate and kicks it open, advancing to the front door (after the screen door has flown off its hinges). The funnel swirls in the background like a snake, but it becomes so engulfed in dark clouds, you hardly see it any more.
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Sewaat — 9 years ago(October 01, 2016 08:38 PM)
You know it's funny, as a kid I was almost more scared of the tornado than I was of the witch! The way they juxtaposed it in the background while Dorothy is trying to get home is very threatening! A great special effect for it's time. Oh hell, it's impressive even nowadays! But as a child, it was immensely creepy. The way they set the scene up, how the tornado gets closer and closer to Dorothy and then eventually swallows up the farm house, with her inside of it! It's just great. I just re watched the film recently and it gave me goosebumps. And I'm 20 years old now!
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OmegaWolf747 — 9 years ago(November 05, 2016 10:08 AM)
As a child, I can remember having a vivid dream of looking out the window and seeing a black cyclone coming toward me. I'm pretty sure it was after watching
The Wizard of Oz
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House. My room. Cant walk. My medal. My father. Father, dont! -
huzdaman — 9 years ago(November 03, 2016 12:38 AM)
That tornado effect is just one example of how film makers used ingenious yet simple ideas for incredible effects. Today, it's almost too easy to sit down at a computer and use off-the-shelf 3D software to make tings happen. The stocking effect is way more convincing than anything in "Oz: The Great and Powerful", which was a gorgeous movie, but almost entirely CGI.