Back Into The Abyss: Part 2

Part 2 of "Back Into The Abyss": a mini-documentary exploring the process and struggles that Steve and his crew undertook to create the NTI creatures for the James Cameron hit film "The Abyss".

In this episode, Steve talks about the process of making the NTI creatures self illuminate.

Archive videographer and photographer : Matt Ullman

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Steve
• Johnson
• Rubber
• Rules
• James
• Jim
• Cameron
• Abyss
• special
• effects
• fx
• alien
• NTI
• underwater
• ocean
• fiber
• optic
• behind
• scenes

[Gambino199]

holy shit i had no idea robert downey jr. did the special effects for the abyss!!!!

[lucasaccardo]

I thought the exact same thing, but i think he also has something similar to Kevin Spacey sometimes, he is like a mix of both.

[dvlarry]

@lucasaccardo RObert Downey Jr + Kevin Spacey + Russell Crowe + eyeglasses...

[XanthusPictures]

@TheBelldiver Clever idea!

[TheBelldiver]

I want to do an underwater film. Story, an expeditio mainly on the ocean floor. History is rediscovered not to be as we thought.  Instead, surface creatures are a harvested crop every 100,000 years. The story of the Ark was true.

[TheDSil]

@Gambino199 Ah... I see I'm not the first to notice this. Touche, perceptive viewer.

....touche.

[ProgHead777]

Seriously? You didn't get a fucking Oscar?! What, the Academy specifies which scenes they're giving the award for? "Best Visual Effects... But Just The Water Tentacle"?

[therealsaintseiya]

half way through this video i checked IMDB.com on a new window to see if Steve and his team had gotten an oscar for it and he didn't yet the movie won for best special effects, then im watching this and seeing the end is hilarious.

[Joxman2k]

Rick Baker is awesome and my Hero, but Steve has done some really innovative stuff that has not been properly recognized IMO.

I think Steve had developed a skin coloration changing technique for American Werewolf but it was never utilized.

[xxxIzekeIxxx]

i bet this guy parties ;)

[Warlord2029]

I'm so lov'n these vids and for Petes sake give this man a piece of the golden pie!