Romero’s CREEPSHOW and Brian DePalma’s CARRIE. I chose it because I feel that it’s one of the best Stephen King adaptations ever produced and deserves to be in any conversation that includes classics like Rob Reiner’s MISERY, George A. Instead, it’s a single episode from a TV anthology series called NIGHTMARES & DREAMSCAPES: FROM THE STORIES OF STEPHEN KING. BATTLEGROUND is neither a theatrical feature nor a made-for-TV movie. Our director Brian Henson and star William Hurt totally nailed it.” – Writer: Richard Christian Mathesonįor this recommendation, I’ve chosen to do something very different. They spent a ton on that episode and it shows. They immediately got how effective and different it was and were fully behind it. I used some screenwriter tricks to cover exposition and went for it not knowing what the network would say. About halfway through writing, I began to think that if I were to completely eliminate dialogue, it would still make sense and be unique. It had a strong flow and my script fell together fast. “The big challenge was length… …Adapting the story into a script was otherwise pretty easy thanks to King’s progression. After that test there was no question in anyone’s mind that good old practical “man in a suit” effects were the way to go.” – Character Artist: Lee Romaire My first initial make-up test for him prompted a full green army man test, so together with costume designer Karen Mason we completed a whole suit and shot a film test. “The big question for production was ‘how do we bring convincing 3 inch tall toy soldiers to life?’ The first thought that comes to mind is computer animation, but Brian wanted to see if doing it with practical effects would work. WINNER – Prime Time Emmy: Outstanding Music Composition for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special – Original Dramatic Score – (Jeff Beal) & Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Sam Nicholson (visual effects supervisor), Eric Grenaudier (visual effects supervisor), Mark Spatny (visual effects producer), Adalberto Al Lopez (cgi supervisor), Michael Cook (lead cgi model maker), Daniel Kumiega (lead cgi animator), Megan Omi (lead visual effects compositor), Ryan Wieber (lead visual effects compositor) & Marc van Buuren (visual effects producer)) Based on the Short Story “Battleground” by: Stephen King

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