[ARCHIVED THREAD] - The Abyss (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 12/1/2013 7:03:40 PM EDT
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just started on SyFy
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The film was shot at the Cherokee Nuclear Power Plant outside Gaffney, South Carolina. It had been abandoned after a local power company spent $700 million in construction. The underwater sequences were filmed in two specially constructed tanks. The first one held 7.5 million US gallons (28,000 m3) of water, was 55 feet (18 m) deep and 209 feet (70 m) across. At the time, it was the largest fresh-water filtered tank in the world. Additional scenes were shot in the second tank that held 2.5 million US gallons (9,500 m3) of water. As the production crew rushed to finish painting the main tank, millions of gallons of water poured in. It took five days to fill.The Deepcore rig was anchored to a 90-ton concrete column at the bottom of the large tank. It consisted of six partial and complete modules that took over half a year to plan and build from scratch.
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The film was shot at the Cherokee Nuclear Power Plant outside Gaffney, South Carolina. It had been abandoned after a local power company spent $700 million in construction. The underwater sequences were filmed in two specially constructed tanks. The first one held 7.5 million US gallons (28,000 m3) of water, was 55 feet (18 m) deep and 209 feet (70 m) across. At the time, it was the largest fresh-water filtered tank in the world. Additional scenes were shot in the second tank that held 2.5 million US gallons (9,500 m3) of water. As the production crew rushed to finish painting the main tank, millions of gallons of water poured in. It took five days to fill.The Deepcore rig was anchored to a 90-ton concrete column at the bottom of the large tank. It consisted of six partial and complete modules that took over half a year to plan and build from scratch. I think this is perhaps the most interesting aspect of the film. I think there's a making of video posted to YouTube - it's worth a watch to see what all went in to it. |
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Quoted: The film was shot at the Cherokee Nuclear Power Plant outside Gaffney, South Carolina. It had been abandoned after a local power company spent $700 million in construction. The underwater sequences were filmed in two specially constructed tanks. The first one held 7.5 million US gallons (28,000 m3) of water, was 55 feet (18 m) deep and 209 feet (70 m) across. At the time, it was the largest fresh-water filtered tank in the world. Additional scenes were shot in the second tank that held 2.5 million US gallons (9,500 m3) of water. As the production crew rushed to finish painting the main tank, millions of gallons of water poured in. It took five days to fill.The Deepcore rig was anchored to a 90-ton concrete column at the bottom of the large tank. It consisted of six partial and complete modules that took over half a year to plan and build from scratch. I think this is perhaps the most interesting aspect of the film. My laserdisc copy had an hour-long making-of documentary that was very fascinating. You likely won't see stuff like this anymore, now that CGI is so accessible. Kind of a shame in a way. |
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My laserdisc copy had an hour-long making-of documentary that was very fascinating. You likely won't see stuff like this anymore, now that CGI is so accessible. Kind of a shame in a way. Quoted:
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The film was shot at the Cherokee Nuclear Power Plant outside Gaffney, South Carolina. It had been abandoned after a local power company spent $700 million in construction. The underwater sequences were filmed in two specially constructed tanks. The first one held 7.5 million US gallons (28,000 m3) of water, was 55 feet (18 m) deep and 209 feet (70 m) across. At the time, it was the largest fresh-water filtered tank in the world. Additional scenes were shot in the second tank that held 2.5 million US gallons (9,500 m3) of water. As the production crew rushed to finish painting the main tank, millions of gallons of water poured in. It took five days to fill.The Deepcore rig was anchored to a 90-ton concrete column at the bottom of the large tank. It consisted of six partial and complete modules that took over half a year to plan and build from scratch. I think this is perhaps the most interesting aspect of the film. My laserdisc copy had an hour-long making-of documentary that was very fascinating. You likely won't see stuff like this anymore, now that CGI is so accessible. Kind of a shame in a way. I remember watching that. Something about they had to cover the tanks with black canvas and black plastic BBs, or something. |
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Awesome movie. My father and I would rent it from the video store on Friday nights and eat pasta till the end. That is a **lot** of pasta. It was awesome to say the least. Yeah my father looks like a little Buddha now. |
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My laserdisc copy had an hour-long making-of documentary that was very fascinating. You likely won't see stuff like this anymore, now that CGI is so accessible. Kind of a shame in a way. Quoted:
My laserdisc copy had an hour-long making-of documentary that was very fascinating. You likely won't see stuff like this anymore, now that CGI is so accessible. Kind of a shame in a way. I think this is it. Sorry if it is a bad link, I'm on my "smart"phone. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx1_RFnNfw8&sns=em Quoted:
Michael Biehn sure does play a shitload of Navy SEALs. And he gets his ass kicked everytime.
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Quoted: What is the problem with the ending? The whole giant Tsunami Wave held in stasis just off the coast while the aliens decide if we live or die. Or the giant UFO surfacing lifting the submersible rig, submarines, etc, and nobody gets the bends. Guess the aliens can control the fluids/gases inside a human body, too. |
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Aw man. I just saw that Leo Burmester (Catfish) died of cancer in 2007.  Although thought to have died of leukemia, death was caused by a tick bite that was complicated by his compromised immune system. He passed away at age sixty-three on June 28, 2007. His ashes were scattered in Kentucky. |