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A PRODUCER'S GUIDE TO THE EVOLUTION AND PRODUCTION OF JOHN CARPENTER'S THE THING (SEE INTRODUCTION)

Saturday, January 21, 2012

THE WRITERS B. C. ( BEFORE CARPENTER )

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" The group tensed abruptly. An air of crushing menace entered into every man's body. Sharply they looked at each ot...
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012

TWO OR THREE THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW...

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      (1)  THE OPENING CREDITS          Our original idea was to place the credits at the back end of the movie, and open ...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011

THE FINAL DAYS

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                 "We're Dead" remarked producer David Foster. The occasion was his return from the Cinerama D...
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THE NORWEGIAN PHOTO

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                           The identities of the six individuals featured above are, right to left, camera operator Ray Stella...
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THE SHADOW ON THE WALL

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...                       ... was intended to be Palmer. At the time of filming  David Clennon's silhouette was considere...
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Sunday, November 20, 2011

THE CAMERA THAT ALMOST WORKED

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      Very early in preproduction on THE THING John was searching for unusual techniques to capture the wave motion of, lets sa...
Wednesday, November 2, 2011

CASTING CHILDS

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Ernie Hudson Geoffrey Holder Carl Weathers Isaac Hayes Bernie Casey ...
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