the gray children

Post by **the man in the planet** » 20 Apr 2006

Lord Stan Deluxe wrote:I think there will be two diffrent Grey Children. "Normal" (if that word fits them) ones and then burned ones when Rose reaches the final area of the movie (Nowhere??).

i think that scene where Rose has the lighter and sees them is a rip from the beginning of the game, where Harry is trapped in the alley before he wakes up and finds cybil.

Post by **StinkBomber** » 20 Apr 2006

Some movies have so much CGI, I wonder why they didn't just animate it from scratch.

Silent Hill is obviously something that would lose much in an animated form, but certain films and movies, especially of the science fiction variety, seem like they'd just be better off. Then again, I'm a big fan of Ghost in the Shell and other anime series/movies whose only difference from box-office hits is thier visual style.

Come to think of it, Keanu Reeves is starring in a strange looking film called "A Scanner Darkly" whose visual style IS completely cel-shaded and oddly enough that really sets the film off with the way reality shifts around him with the movie's Drug themes.

Yeah. I'm a sucker for animation. If you asked me to translate a medium to film, I'd go with animation simply because that character IS that character, not just an actor wearing thier clothes.

Post by **the man in the planet** » 20 Apr 2006

a scanner darkly hurts my eyes in the preview. like watching it drunk. makes me nauseated, actually, it might just be keanu's "acting."

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » 21 Apr 2006

Yeah, I never knew the name for them given by others, so I just called them "Little Baby Zombie B*st*rds with Knives!"

Post by **Latraxus** » 21 Apr 2006

after re-looking the previews for SH, i think there are 2 different versions of the grey children.. cuz the tv spots with her getting dragged, if you looked at any of the stills from that, it doesn't look at all like she has her overcoat jacket on, and it looks more like a school setting.

Post by **The Silent Executioner** » 21 Apr 2006

Things like the multitudes of roaches are...probly not much else was cgi. They did add digital darkness though....I really want to see how that turns out.

Post by **ant_garland** » 21 Apr 2006

the fog is CGI probably because the couldnt find a town drenched in fog

Post by **F8TAL** » 21 Apr 2006

Archaeis wrote:There is really no CGI in the movie?

Gans said there's some CGI for Pyramid Head and some of the monsters. Not heavy CGI, but they used CGI for the monster's makeup effects and what not.

Post by **amphreded** » 21 Apr 2006

There are CGI for sure: the intense fog, the cockcroaches, the alternate world. But not heavy on monsters I assume.

Post by **the man in the planet** » 22 Apr 2006

well...

PRIME_BBCODE_SPOILER_SHOW PRIME_BBCODE_SPOILER:

it was obviously pre-cgi as it is all one scene and all the children are burned and smouldering - very awesome sequence, btw

Post by **kingscratchie** » 22 Apr 2006

A lot of the interactions with the monsters (grey child, PH, Janitor, Nurses) were with actors, which made a hell of a difference IMO

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » 22 Apr 2006

The movie is full of CGI (bugs, rust, etc...).

The creature effects are mostly done by people in suits, but sometimes they're touched up with CGI. For instance, the children that people are talking about in this post have some highlight areas on their sides that are smoldering like hot coals.

The CGI is there, but it isn't overwhelming like other monster flicks. It does its job by enhancing what is already on screen.

Post by **pwn3d91** » 25 Apr 2006

Well now we know, it's both! (is that a spoiler O_o)

Post by **amphreded** » 25 Apr 2006

pwn3d91 wrote:Well now we know, it's both! (is that a spoiler O_o)

That's fine as long as you don't overly describe how they look or talk about their role/context, etc.

Post by **ravern** » 25 Apr 2006

don't forget that the cgi as also used on the lying figure to distort it abit. but were not on about that so lol

Post by **pwn3d91** » 25 Apr 2006

ravern wrote:don't forget that the cgi as also used on the lying figure to distort it abit. but were not on about that so lol

lol, hey BTW (I'm sorry to go off topic) but how did you make those Gifs? From the trailer?

(How does it count an edit as a new post >_<)

Post by **Key2darkness** » 25 Apr 2006

the man in the planet wrote:i hope this hasn't been posted before. i really, really looked (lord knows i've been reposting other people's finds a lot lately

i noticed there's a big difference in how the gray children looked in the very first actual trailer and how they've looked in the recent spots. in the first one they looked like they were burning or smouldering where now they just look grey and blobby. much more apparent in motion.

like they haven't added the effects to the other shots (or maybe they aren't the same creature?) or maybe in different part of the film? looks like the environment is different, but i'd guess (from the game) it's the opening part in the alley. unless they attack her again in the school?

i agree... in the comm... the second pic and the 3rd pic were in it... but no in the movie... how... and y... did they change them??? i think they looked much scarier b4... they dont look as scary now

Post by **pwn3d91** » 25 Apr 2006

Well if you look at those two pictures, they look completely different but when you watch teh movie they are one in the same.

Post by **Smokey** » 26 Apr 2006

DeathByDesign wrote:No CGI...thats what I like the most..they look awesome...and they are actual people which scares me more...

Stop spreading this around. First of all it's completely obvious that EVERY creature was CGI enhanced, and of course the roaches were completely CGI - there was a ton of CGI in this film. What he said was, and this is still a good thing - that they had people act it out first. It's like you use motion capture for CGI only instead of that technology you get people in costumes to act it out - but unfortunately CGI has to be used to make it look better. Look at the gray children scene and I dare you to tell me that is not mostly computer animation. It's just obvious.

EDIT: I just scrolled up and realized I wasn't the first to say this so I appologize. But it doesn't hurt to clarify lol

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » 26 Apr 2006

I apologize for my comment about no CGI. I watched the movie on Friday, and for the first half, my mind was stuck on how amazing the non-CGI monsters were. Then I realized how retarded I am for believing that rumor.

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