Making The Werewolf - Being Human - BBC Three

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Turning Russell Tovey into a 7ft werewolf is not an easy task. However, in our last trip onto the Being Human set, we've pulled out all the stops to show you exactly how this incredible scene was made.

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[XxZombieGrllovesUxX]

Finally! Another film besides American werewolf in London that has a decent, realistic tf!

[bornimperfect]

i agree, but luckily i hear the final wolf form will be remade

[runswithlolwolves]

@pumkin54 say what you want about bipedal werewolves but if you want the epitamy of dissapoinment in a werewolf watch Teen wolf (the new series) i mean the tranformations are actually pretty damn good but in the end all they do with the werewolf is give him nails, sideburns and contacts!

[cullenpartyanimal]

lol.

[pumkin54]

@markhh2424 I suppose it depends on which camp you're in. Some people think a werewolf is a man who actually transforms into a wolf, albeit a supernaturally powerful one. Others think it's a man who transforms into a kind of anthropomorphic wolf-like creature. I'm in the first camp. Your post made me start reading up on it a bit more. Apparently they've been in literature since around 200BCE, in many forms. A study of the origin of their mythology is actually pretty interesting.

[markhh2424]

pumkin54, definition of a werewolf is someone that turns into a half wolf half man !! That would make it Bipedial. As far as "American Werewolf in London, one of my favorite movies period !! But interviews with Rick Baker (who created the werewolf) in an interview with Mick Garis siad he wanted to make the werewolf Bipedal !!! Baker said in the interview a werewolf is a bipedal in nature and fought with John Landis to make it Bipedal, but Landis wanted a hound from hell So Baker caved in

[pumkin54]

@pumkin54 Well, the only thing i didn't like besides the end of season three. I'm still scarred from that :(

[pumkin54]

I was disappointed with the werewolf effect honestly. It's the only thing I didn't like about the show. A werewolf is a man who transforms into a wolf. Not a man who transforms into a bipedal man with fur and fangs. American Werewolf in London is still the master and imo the only one that's ever gotten it right. Still love the show though and Russell Tovey does it very well, very intense.

[dood1312]

i love this show, have yet to see the american version

[linkfan160]

YES! No CGI! :D

[AlbinoNineTailedFox]

@XxZombieGrllovesUxX TV show, not movie.

[orangie84]

i hope this statement really gets across to all movie and tv special effects people..

CG sucks!!!

And this show proves the old fashioned way is just as an end result better looking..

The puppets and robots when done right really does look real..

the other thing they left out is since the puppet is there with the actors. the actors can respond better to it. again making it all look and feel real to the audience. PS I really do love that jaw popping puppet.. it is way cool