{"id":462626,"date":"2022-06-13T16:08:01","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T13:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-they-shot-that-transformation-scene-in-sh-the-octopus\/"},"modified":"2022-06-13T16:08:01","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T13:08:01","slug":"how-they-shot-that-transformation-scene-in-sh-the-octopus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-they-shot-that-transformation-scene-in-sh-the-octopus\/","title":{"rendered":"#How They Shot That Transformation Scene in Sh! The Octopus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3845b076703\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3845b076703\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-they-shot-that-transformation-scene-in-sh-the-octopus\/#%E2%80%9CHow_They_Shot_That_Transformation_Scene_in_Sh_The_Octopus%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;How They Shot That Transformation Scene in Sh! The Octopus&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-they-shot-that-transformation-scene-in-sh-the-octopus\/#That_iconic_Sh_The_Octopus_transformation_scene\" >That iconic Sh! The Octopus transformation scene<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-they-shot-that-transformation-scene-in-sh-the-octopus\/#Howd_they_do_that\" >How\u2019d they do that?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-they-shot-that-transformation-scene-in-sh-the-octopus\/#Long_story_short\" >Long story short:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-they-shot-that-transformation-scene-in-sh-the-octopus\/#Long_story_long\" >Long story long:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-they-shot-that-transformation-scene-in-sh-the-octopus\/#Whats_the_precedent_for_the_Sh_The_Octopus_transformation\" >What\u2019s the precedent for the Sh! The Octopus transformation?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-they-shot-that-transformation-scene-in-sh-the-octopus\/#Recommended_Reading\" >Recommended Reading<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_They_Shot_That_Transformation_Scene_in_Sh_The_Octopus%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;How They Shot That Transformation Scene in Sh! The Octopus&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"sf-entry-featured-media \">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sh-the-octopus-transformation.jpg\" class=\"articlethumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sh The Octopus Transformation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sh-the-octopus-transformation.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sh-the-octopus-transformation-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/>                            <\/figure>\n<p>        <!-- START BYLINE --><\/p>\n<div class=\"row align-items-center justify-content-center my-4 text-center medium dark-gray\">\n            By\u00a0Meg Shields\u00a0\u00b7 Published on June 13th, 2022\n            <\/div>\n<p>        <!-- END BYLINE --><\/p>\n<p>        <em>Welcome to How\u2019d They Do That? \u2014 a monthly column that unpacks moments of movie magic and celebrates the technical wizards who pulled them off. This entry explains how they shot the infamous in-camera transformation shot in Sh! The Octopus, in which an old woman turns into a witchy hag right before our very eyes.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Waves crash across the rocks as a reclusive artist moves into a seemingly abandoned lighthouse. Meanwhile, two air-headed cops pick up a terrified young girl named Vesta, who fears that her brilliant stepfather\u2019s \u201cdeath ray\u201d has been stolen by a monstrous crime boss called The Octopus. Setting off for the lighthouse where Vesta\u2019s stepfather lives (swiftly revealed to be the artist\u2019s new home), hijinks ensue as the ballooning cast is assailed by not-so-dead bodies, breakneck dialogue, and wandering tentacles.<\/p>\n<p>Described by Phil Hall in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/dp\/B00EAQZKAA\/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&amp;btkr=1\"><em>The Greatest Bad Movies of All Time<\/em><\/a>, 1937\u2019s\u00a0<strong><em>Sh! The Octopus<\/em><\/strong> boasts \u201ca surplus of energy and a glaring deficit of coherence.\u201d But don\u2019t hold that against it! Clocking in at a madcap 52 minutes, the frenetic Broadway adaptation is an awful lot of fun. It\u2019s a truly delightful way to spend an hour. And it\u2019s a shame that <strong>William C. McGann<\/strong>\u2019s film isn\u2019t more well known.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"That_iconic_Sh_The_Octopus_transformation_scene\"><\/span>That iconic Sh! The Octopus transformation scene<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>What <em>is<\/em> well known, however, is an unforgettable transformation sequence that coincides with one of the film\u2019s many, <em>many<\/em> plot twists. In the film\u2019s bananas final act, we learn that Nanny (<strong>Elspeth Dudgeon<\/strong>), a harmless old lady who has barely <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared in the movie, is <em>actually<\/em> the nefarious Octopus. More like <em>She! The Octopus<\/em>, am I right?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-371413 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Sh-the-Octopus-transformation-witch.gif\" alt=\"Sh The Octopus Transformation Witch\" width=\"800\" height=\"606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Sh-the-Octopus-transformation-witch.gif 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Sh-the-Octopus-transformation-witch-768x582.gif 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Now, if you\u2019ve only ever encountered Nanny\u2019s transformation out of context online, you\u2019d be forgiven for thinking that <em>Sh! The Octopus<\/em> is a straight-up horror movie. Nanny is often referred to as a witch. Heck, the fact-checking site <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.snopes.com\/articles\/395819\/1937-movie-witch\/\"><em>Snopes<\/em><\/a> even claims that she\u2019s turning <em>into<\/em> an octopus \u2026 which she isn\u2019t. Indeed, when it\u2019s later revealed to us that the whole film has been a dream (no, really), the fantastical quality of Nanny\u2019s metamorphosis makes a bit more sense. Namely because dream-logic doesn\u2019t <em>have<\/em> to make sense! When Nanny reveals that she\u2019s the bad guy it\u2019s only natural that her appearance goes all \u201cbad\u201d too.<\/p>\n<p>All the same, the sudden reveal of Nanny\u2019s gnarled countenance in-camera without any cuts or transitions is genuinely shocking. How did they make her face change like that before our very eyes before the advent of CGI? Well, let\u2019s get into it:<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Howd_they_do_that\"><\/span>How\u2019d they do that?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Long_story_short\"><\/span>Long story short:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The transformation effect in <em>Sh! The Octopus<\/em> was achieved by applying the \u201chag\u201d makeup in one consistent color. The filmmakers placed a lens tinted in the same color in front of the camera, rendering the makeup invisible. By slowly shifting the lens, the hag makeup appears to organically manifest before our very eyes.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Long_story_long\"><\/span>Long story long:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>As Gary J. Svehla remarks in his 1996 reference book <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/Guilty-Pleasures-Horror-Film-Svehla\/dp\/1887664033\"><em>Guilty Pleasures of the Horror Film<\/em><\/a>, no makeup or special effects credit appears in <em>Sh! The Octopus<\/em>. We can infer that art director <strong>Max Parker<\/strong> (no doubt best known to our readers for his work on the 1943 Cary Grant horror-comedy <em>Arsenic and Old Lace<\/em>), was probably involved in some capacity. The same might as well be said about cinematographer <strong>Arthur L. Todd<\/strong>. That said, realistically, it\u2019s still just conjecture that either Parker or Todd oversaw Nanny\u2019s horrifying transformation.<\/p>\n<p>Svehla does take another stab in the dark as to who is responsible for this hag-based nightmare fuel. <strong>Perc Westmore<\/strong>, patriarch of the Westmore Hollywood makeup dynasty, had an on-and-off relationship with Warner Bros. around the time <em>Sh! The Octopus<\/em> was in production. So, as Svehla speculates: \u201cit may have been [Westmore] who was likewise responsible for the relatively simple but effective job done on Miss Dudgeon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Readers with an interest in pre-Code horror films may be familiar with James Whale\u2019s 1932 horror-comedy <em>The Old Dark House<\/em>. If that\u2019s the case, then congratulations you\u2019ve already seen <em>Sh! The Octopus<\/em> actress <strong>Elspeth Dudgeon<\/strong>, albeit under about an inch of old-age makeup and credited under the name \u201cJohn Dudgeon.\u201d And with Dudgeon\u2019s striking portrayal of a bedridden 102-year-old in the back of our minds, her shocking heel-turn and willingness to \u201cugly it up\u201d in <em>Sh! The Octopus<\/em> makes a lot of sense.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_371414\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-371414\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-371414 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Elspeth-Dudgeon-Old-Dark-House.jpg\" alt=\"Elspeth Dudgeon Old Dark House\" width=\"800\" height=\"578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Elspeth-Dudgeon-Old-Dark-House.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Elspeth-Dudgeon-Old-Dark-House-768x555.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-371414\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elspeth Dudgeon, being hideous in \u2018The Old Dark House.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nanny\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=brKw9KtNm04&amp;t=753s\">transformation<\/a> \u2014 which sees a cackling, but otherwise normal-looking woman transform into a gnarled, blotchy hag \u2014 relies on the same red-blue color filtration found in old-school 3-D glasses. When you look through the red lens of a pair of 3-D glasses, you don\u2019t see the red elements on-screen. The same is true of the blue elements when you look through the blue lens. When you apply this concept to black-and-white photography, you are able to \u201chide\u201d certain colors in plain sight. It\u2019s worth emphasizing that this optical makeup effect is only possible on black and white film. If this scene had been shot in color, Nanny would have appeared weird. But the \u201creveal\u201d gag wouldn\u2019t have worked quite as well, if at all.<\/p>\n<p>Nanny\u2019s \u201cugly face\u201d makeup was applied using one color of product, exaggerating and creating unfaltering shadows, contours, and blemishes on Dudgeon\u2019s face. Colored makeup was also used to \u201cblackout\u201d some of Dudgeon\u2019s teeth. (Note: there\u2019s nothing to specify that the color transition in <em>Sh! The Octopus<\/em> was red-blue, but for the sake of this explanation, we\u2019re going to assume it is).<\/p>\n<p>A graduated filter was placed in front of the camera lens. At the beginning of the scene, we are looking at Nanny through the red-colored filter, which is \u201cfiltering\u201d out any red that it \u201csees.\u201d Consequently, Dudgeon\u2019s red makeup appears to blend into her skin tone and the grotesque visage appears invisible. As the filter is slid across the front of the camera lens to the blue side, the splotchy red makeup becomes visible to us. And because we\u2019re working with black-and-white film, the red appears to darken. Whether the crew also supplemented the graduated filter with a colored light (which would enhance the effect) is unclear, but possible.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-371411 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Sh-the-Octopus-side-by-side.jpg\" alt=\"Sh The Octopus Side By Side\" width=\"800\" height=\"352\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Sh-the-Octopus-side-by-side.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Sh-the-Octopus-side-by-side-768x338.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Two non-makeup elements that further sell Nanny\u2019s metamorphosis are her hair and eyes. The stark difference between her silver, tied-back wig and the stringy, dark mess beneath it enhances the contrast of the shift. To boot, if you look at the transformation scene frame-by-frame, it\u2019s clear that the motion of the wig removal itself has the added effect of smoothing over any awkwardness in the color filter shift. Because the filmmakers moved the color filter in front of the camera lens at the <em>same time<\/em> Dudgeon removes her wig, our eyes wander around the frame, and the transformation feels much smoother and organic as a result.<\/p>\n<p>The change in Nanny\u2019s eyes is especially upsetting. At the beginning of the shot, Dudgeon\u2019s irises are pitch black, an early indicator of the horrifying shift to come. Then, when her hag-form is revealed, Dudgeon\u2019s eyes lighten and sparkle. While there\u2019s an impulse to cry \u201ccolored contact lenses!\u201d here (and indeed, they were invented in the 1930s), I don\u2019t think that\u2019s what\u2019s going on. Instead, I think we\u2019re just witnessing the natural shift in Dudgeon\u2019s eyes as the red and blue are blocked out, respectively. There\u2019s something about the sudden \u201cwetness\u201d (I have no other word for it) in Dudgeon\u2019s eyes that really sells her final form. It adds an uncanny level of liveliness to a makeup job that otherwise could look quite severe.<\/p>\n<p>Another small detail that adds to the holistic power of the effect is the subtle shift in Nanny\u2019s shawl. At the beginning of the scene, we can see delicate details and swirling patterns in the garment. And as she becomes the hag, Nanny\u2019s shawl responds by \u201cturning\u201d completely black. The changes in both Dudgeon\u2019s clothing and her eyes are consequences of the shift in the colored lens, which would have filtering out all of the blue.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_the_precedent_for_the_Sh_The_Octopus_transformation\"><\/span>What\u2019s the precedent for the Sh! The Octopus transformation?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most notable precedent for using colored filters for on-camera transformations comes from arguably one of the most infamous metamorphoses in horror history: that of the good-hearted Dr. Jekyll who transforms into his homicidal alter ego Mr. Hyde after ingesting a potion of his own devising.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Changing Into Hyde | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Warner Archive\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LcpAl3Y9Mjw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In <strong>Rouben Mamoulian<\/strong>\u2019s 1931 big-screen adaptation, which premiered six years before <em>Sh! The Octopus<\/em>, the face of Fredric March\u2019s kindly doctor twists and contorts into a garish visage right before our very eyes. While Mamoulian wanted Hyde to look \u201ctroglodytic,\u201d as George E. Turner writes in his October 2020 article for <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ascmag.com\/articles\/two-faced-treachery-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde\"><em>American Cinematographer<\/em><\/a>, director of photography <strong>Karl Struss<\/strong> wasn\u2019t a huge fan of Jekyll looking \u201clike a monkey \u2026 [the] change should have been mostly psychological.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In any case, as Struss continues:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The first time Jekyll changed, we used a technique I had devised years before to show the healing of the lepers in <em>Ben-Hur<\/em> [1925]. Everybody was using orthochromatic film then, which reproduced reds and yellows as black, and gave blue-eyed actors \u2018fish-eyes.\u2019 I had been using panchromatic film, which is sensitive to all colors. The leprosy spots were red makeup, which registered when shot through the green filter, but when we gradually moved a red filter over the lens, the makeup disappeared. The Hyde makeup was also in red and didn\u2019t show up at all when the red filter was on the lens, but when the filter was moved down very slowly to green, Mr. Hyde appeared.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_371410\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-371410\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-371410 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Ben-Hur-1926-lepers.gif\" alt=\"Ben Hur Lepers\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Ben-Hur-1926-lepers.gif 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Ben-Hur-1926-lepers-768x576.gif 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-371410\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ben-Hur (1925)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>While there is no longer a need within the film industry for an easy but effective in-camera makeup transformation that only works on black and white film, the effect continues to shock and mesmerize to this day. A big part of its \u201cwow\u201d factor undoubtedly hinges on the <em>absence<\/em> of CGI as a resource as well as the increasing atrophy of widespread knowledge of photographic processing. But as Old Hollywood special effects prove time and time again, sometimes the most mesmerizing gags are also the simplest ones.<\/p>\n<p>Then again, if you\u2019re an enterprising black-and-white filmmaker and you want to try this effect out for yourself, the fine folks at\u00a0<em>RocketJump Film School\u00a0<\/em>have you covered<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"In-Camera Transformation Effect\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yM1S7sXw-wE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>        Related Topics: How&#8217;d They Do That?, Special Effects<br \/>\n        <!-- AUTHOR BOX --><\/p>\n<div class=\"gray-bg p-4 border small mb-5\">\n<div class=\"row align-items-center text-md-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-2\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/meg.jpg\" class=\"circle img-fluid\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md\">\n            Meg Shields is the humble farm boy of your dreams and a senior contributor at Film School Rejects. She currently runs three columns at FSR: The Queue, How&#8217;d They Do That?, and Horrorscope. She is also a curator for One Perfect Shot and a freelance writer for hire. Meg can be found screaming about John Boorman&#8217;s &#8216;Excalibur&#8217; on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> here: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheWorstNun\">@TheWorstNun<\/a>. 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The Octopus&#8221; By\u00a0Meg Shields\u00a0\u00b7 Published on June 13th, 2022 Welcome to How\u2019d They Do That? \u2014 a monthly column that unpacks moments of movie magic and celebrates the technical wizards who pulled them off. 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