Cloud Tank Magic | Shanks FX | PBS Digital Studios

A cloud tank consists of a bottom layer of salt water and a top layer of fresh water and when various forms of liquid are injected into tank, clouds are produced. This was the common technique that Hollywood used for decades to capture supernatural weather.

This video is a compilation of as many cloud tank examples as I could think of.

I now ask for you guys to tell me what clips these movies are from, I'll be checking the comments section pretty regularly for the next couple of days and will fill in the blanks when I see the correct movie in the comments section.

0:05 - 0:08 = Poltergeist 2
0:08 - 0:12 = Poltergeist 2
0:19 - 0:22 = Star Trek IV
0:29 - 0:30 = Poltergeist
0:31 - 0:32 = Close Encounters
0:32 - 0:34 = The Dark Crystal
0:34 - 0:37 = Ten Commandments
0:38 - 0:41 = Star Trek (The Movie)
0:41 - 0:44 = ID4
0:45 - 0:46 = Raiders of the Lost Ark
0:48 - 0:51 = Star Trek V
0:52 - 0:55 = Total Recall
0:56 - 1:00 = Ghostbusters 2
1:01 - 1:03 = Star Trek (Wrath of Kahn)
1:04 - 1:08 = The Black Hole
1:09 - 1:10 = Cocoon
1:11 - 1:13 = Monster Squad
1:13 - 1:14 = Neverending Story
1:15 - 1:16 = Close Encounters
1:17 - 1:18 = Flash Gordon
1:18 - 1:20 = Poltergeist 2
1:20 - 1:21 = My Science Project
1:22 - 1:23 = 10 Commandments
1:24 - 1:25 = Cocoon
1:26 - 1:27 = Cocoon
1:28 - 1:34 = Something Wicked this Way Comes
1:35 - 1:37 = Neverending Story
1:37 - 1:38 = My Science Project
1:39 - 1:40 = Tree of Life
1:41 - 1:44 = ID4
1:45 - 1:49 = 10 Commandments
1:50 - 1:56 = Ghostbusters
1:57 - 2:00 = Dragonslayer
2:00 - 2:04 = Raiders of the Lost Ark
2:05 - 2:06 = Temple of Doom
2:07 - 2:08 = Tree of Life
2:09 - 2:10 = The Neverending Story
2:12 - 2:14 = My Science Project
2:15 - 2:18 = Tree of Life
2:19 - 2:22 = Flash Gordon
2:23 - 2:25 = Total Recall
2:28 - 2:30 = Fantastic Voyage
2:31 - 2:32 = Flash Gordon
2:33 - 2:34 =
2:34 - 2:37 = The Fountain
2:38 - 2:40 = Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
2:41 - 2:43 =
2:44 - 2:45 =
2:45 - 2:50 = James & the Giant Peach
2:51 - 2:53 =
2:54 - 2:57 = Starman
2:58 - 3:00 =
3:01 - 3:07 = Superman 2
3:08 - 3:10 = Close Encounters
3:11 - 3:18 = Cocoon
3:19 - 3:21 = Ghostbusters

And please let me know what movies I may have missed that have cloud tank examples in them.

Music this week by:
Jesse Ruins from Dream Analysis album
song title: Sofija
https://jesseruins.bandcamp.com/ (please purchase album if you enjoyed the music)

In Association with: PBS Digital Studios

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