How’d They Do That? is a monthly column in which Meg Shields unpacks moments of movie magic and celebrates the technical wizards who pulled them off.
If you’re new to reading this column, we suggest starting with these entries:
By Meg Shields
“In hindsight, it couldn’t have worked. But it did.” – producer Jens Meurer
By Meg Shields
Long live the New Flesh and pucker up! Here’s a breakdown of what went into the “breathing television effect” in ‘Videodrome.’
By Meg Shields
Horror movies in the 1980s are known for being goopy. So let’s wade into the deep end, shall we?
By Meg Shields
Mirror, mirror on the wall what’s the most mind-boggling blue screen effect of them all?
By Meg Shields
We’re going this way. And by “this way” we mean straight towards the latest entry of “How’d They Do That?” with a break down of the audacious wrong-way car chase.
By Meg Shields
In our latest “How’d They Do That?” column, we break down the making of a famous scene from John Carpenter’s ‘The Thing.’
