Hi Woodsy,
Here is a You Tube video that I recently came across, called The History of Dinosaur Suitmation. It covers men in rubber suits playing dinosaurs or SF monsters in the movies and on television.
It is 57 minutes long, and includes clips from a number of old movies, although much of the coverage is fairly modern. Movies covered include the Godzilla series, and Gorgo.
Paul Adams from New Zealand
Really fascinating Paul and reminds me of Bob Burns and his gorilla suit work!
ReplyDeleteMen in monster suits is a grand tradition, probably starting with men in gorilla suits! I think that style of monster movie will always be my favorite. Even though the viewer can tell its a guy in a suit, there is a charm and a magic to seeing these fantasy-creatures tromping on a miniature city that is totally lost on those fools who prefer recent CGI garbage like the new Godzilla movies, Pacific Rim, etc. SFZ
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