Insider's video: How Ghostbusters 450-Pound Monster Was Created Movies Insider

While there are shots so complicated that they require full CGI, many movies still try to make practical creatures that can interact with actors on set. For “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” creature effects designer Arjen Tuiten and his team were tasked with bringing the terror dog from the original “Ghostbusters” movie back to life. This required creating a 450-pound animatronic out of lifelike materials. They placed 21 motors in its face to allow for realistic expressions such as snarling, squinting, and breathing. Meanwhile, the team created a separate terror dog leg to terrify Paul Rudd in a close-up shot. And a more traditional, but no less complicated cable system allowed a skeleton puppet to actually pick up a coffee mug. Follow Arjen on Instagram to see more of his special makeup effects work: https://www.instagram.com/_a_r_j_e_n_/ MORE MOVIES INSIDER VIDEOS: How Bleeding Prosthetics Are Created For Movies And TV | Movies Insider https://youtu.be/g4Fi8IN0LrY How Marvel’s 'Shang-Chi' Pulled Off Its Seven Minute Bus Fight | Movies Insider https://youtu.be/1eE5XlL5LDQ How Scream Artists Create The Perfect Screams For Movies & TV | Movies Insider https://youtu.be/W02Q63vAeLY ------------------------------------------------------ Insider is great journalism about what passionate people actually want to know. That’s everything from news to food, celebrity to science, politics to sports and all the rest. It’s smart. It’s fearless. It’s fun. We push the boundaries of digital storytelling. Our mission is to inform and inspire. Subscribe to our channel and visit us at: https://www.insider.com Insider on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/insider/ Insider on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insider/ Insider on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thisisinsider Insider on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/Insider/4020934530 Movies Insider on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/Movies_Insider/9616609930 Insider on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@insider How Ghostbusters Makes Hyperrealistic Practical Creatures | Movies Insider