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Spartacus
MemberOvomorph12/1/2011[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/LT.HIGHTIMES/PIA06143.jpg[/img]
Question; can anyone tell me what the object in the picture is...?...
If so, and you do get it right, it will be "Your Turn" to ask everyone some kind of Science Fiction or related Movie question...
perhaps we can use media like pictures as well to spice it up for fun.
Anyways I am going first...what's that in the picture?
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Engineer Prototype - Model GAJ84
MemberOvomorph12/7/2011Neither of those are correct i'm afraid. Here's a cryptic clue, the "serious candidate" went on to play a character who wouldnt be wise to upset so you should let him win.

Spartacus
MemberOvomorph12/7/2011The guy who played Chewbakka in The Star Wars Saga...Peter Mayhew?
So we're saying his original career was playing Chewbakka?
I must be wrong.
Wrong Sparty.
Wrong.

Engineer Prototype - Model GAJ84
MemberOvomorph12/7/2011The actor is Peter Mahew yes. I'll give you a bonus point for that but the question was what was his original career before he got into acting.

Spartacus
MemberOvomorph12/7/2011"wait a tic"
found it!
He was a Hospital Orderly
LOL.
Good One...
I got the Con Back!
Gonna Think Up a Good One With some PIcs and Bonus Pts. for y'all.

Spartacus
MemberOvomorph12/7/2011Ok Here We Go,
For 5 Points,
1 Point Each and then a Bonus Question.
Question 1
[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/LT.HIGHTIMES/1a.jpg[/img]
Who composed the background music for the scene above in which Ripley Finally, and without Ridley Scott's intent, Kills the Alien?
Question 2
[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/LT.HIGHTIMES/1b.jpg[/img]
I am pretty sure most of the people here already know this incredible actress Genette Goldstein, But do you knew Which Star Trek Character was created because of her role in Aliens?
Question 3
[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/LT.HIGHTIMES/1c.jpg[/img]
What is the name of the film making Technique that made the scene above possible?
Question 4
[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v234/LT.HIGHTIMES/1d.jpg[/img]
When the scene above was filmed, the cameras Junet was using to shoot the scene could not pick up anything in the water, so a particular substance, a liquid, had to be poured into the water to "make it so"....what was it?
Bonus Question 5
In listening to the commentary on the special edition of Alien Veronica Cartwright compares Scott with Alfred Hitchcock many times and one time she mentions filming in perhaps his 2nd most famous film..."The Birds"...and she says that for the scene where there are tons of birds on the Jungle Gym, half are real and half are not real, but that Ridley And Hitchcock are so good at making everything you see look real even when it isn't, that "it's what your eyes do not see that they are so good messing with"... what were the 1/2 of the birds that were Not real made of?
Good Luck !

Neurion
Veteran MemberMemberOvomorph12/8/2011Answers to questions 1-5
1. Howard Hanson
2. Tasha Yar
3. Mo-motion
4. Milk
5. Cardboard cut-outs and stuffed birds
~Neurion

Spartacus
MemberOvomorph12/8/2011Ok, here's the deal...
Engineer Prototype - Model GAJ84
what is the name of electronic science you are talking about?
In other words you are close to being right but I was looking for 1 word to describe how they do that. and still need 4 more.
Thadus12
In your first guess one of your answers is correct.
In your 2nd guess you got one right on the money and one you are closing in on fast, looking for a one word electronic science which is really mostly used for film making and is very closely related to your answer.
Neurion
You have 3 answers dead bang on the Money , one for which I was looking for the electronic scientific word for and 1 wrong.
OMG I am in shock at how quickly and how close you guys are to getting them all.

Thadus 12
MemberOvomorph12/8/20113. Bluescreen
Of the 5 answers me and Nurion have 3 identical answers, but you say i only have 2 correct while he has 3?

Spartacus
MemberOvomorph12/8/2011You are right my bad I will clarify For him also "Mo-Motion" is wrong, close but wrong, and so is stop go animation, but in order to do both a one word scientific craft is used and was used, it is an electronic concept if you will and the official name of the electronic scientific art from I am looking for.
My bad.

Spartacus
MemberOvomorph12/8/2011No but fantastic guess and you're on the right track, and some one said a word that should give you the answer outright..also..."papier Mache" and "that other word" I mentioned are very very closely related to the actual 1 word answer. and again, it is an electricaly based film technque involving those things..

Spartacus
MemberOvomorph12/8/2011Ok here are the correct answers I have received so far so all you have to do is write a new answer with these 3 in there and guesses for the 2 others and you got yourself at least a share of the points.
-Tasha Y'ar is correct
-Milk is correct
-Cardboard is correct
2 left unsolved.
1 guess is so close on one of them it's sick,
and the other is a composer apparently no one here even knew about.
LOL

Spartacus
MemberOvomorph12/8/2011No,
No,
& No
LMAO
But since you're trying so hard I will give you a Major hint.
1 word,
electronic process,
Starts with the letter "A"
and this clue should give it to you flat out...
"Puppetry" is a HUGE part of this.

Spartacus
MemberOvomorph12/8/2011Here's s a special clue to the last question.
Howard Hanson wrote the original symphony used, but this man, re did his work, re-conducted it if you will and was primarily a producer-arranger-conductor, and got praised up the "ying yang" for doing it by Hanson himself, Hanson even liked his version far more, and it was this mans Composition that was actually used in both the Final scene and in the credits as the film ended.
Scott referred to the name of the section he used for it on the DVD commentary for the film..as "Anita" ot "Tunita" it's hard to make out, but the credit for the composition has to go to this man.

Spartacus
MemberOvomorph12/8/2011Funny{for me} & Great answer and you do deserve all the points so here are the man's Initials..."C" . "G".

Spartacus
MemberOvomorph12/8/2011OK Thadus12 Looks Like you've had enough, The Guys name is Charles Gerhardt.
I got the last question to gain control, "hospital orderly", and stumped everyone on 1 of the 5 questions so I am giving myself 2 points ttl. Neurion got 3 of them right off the bat so he gets 3 points, and Thadus12 you answered 3 perfectly so that gives you 3 pts plus you get more 1 bonus pt. for trying so damn hard.
Updated Standings
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Standings->
Thadus12=12
Spartacus=10
Engineer Prototype - Model GAJ84 = 5
Neurion=3
Tattooedkoi= 3
Biomechanic=1
SpaceJock=1
Rick=1
Caine1977=1
Thadus12 Has The Con!
Great Job Man !"
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