Close Encounters of the Third Kind alien effects prop. ...

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind alien effects prop. Close Encounters of the Third Kind alien effects prop. (Columbia, 1977) Stephen Spielberg made his first foray into sci-fi filmmaking with his dazzling Close Encounters of the Third Kind. The movie was a revelation to audience members and a leap forward in motion picture special effects. Making UFO and alien visitation believable was no small feat. This miniature rig is composed of a 10 x 4 in. tooled aluminum plate with dozens of tiny cast resin Alien torsos, heads and arms painted black. The figures are attached to rods below, adjoining one control bar that caused them all to show movement at once. There is a bank of (9) small lights affixed behind the figures. The effect of the rig was for bright lights to cast the tiny moving aliens into silhouette and create the illusion of a large group of space visitors amassing. A clever piece of moviemaking craft and ingenuity from a landmark in Sci-Fi film. This prop is production used, good condition.

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