missing the days of practical effects in film: Allder created a $20,000 36 feet (11 m) mechanical snake for the fight scene in the Tower of Serpents. The snakes body had a diameter of 2.5 feet (0.76 m), and its head was 2.5 feet (0.76 m) long and 2 feet (0.61 m) wide. Its skeleton was made from duralumin (an alloy used in aircraft frames) and its skin was vulcanized foam rubber. Controlled by steel cables and hydraulics, the snake could exert a force between 3.5 and 9 tons. Another two snakes of the same dimensions were made: one for stationary shots and one for decapitation by Schwarzenegger. To create the scene at the Tree of Woe the crew tethered live vultures to the branches, and created a mechanical bird for Schwarzenegger to bite. The dummy birds feathers and wings were from a dead vulture, and its control mechanisms were routed inside the false tree.
Posted on: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 09:19:37 +0000
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