Mr. Sserpent's video: How To Train Your Dragon - Red Death Sound Effects

Al Nelson: The visuals for this beast came later and I remember thinking cool and at the same time holy cow. Or holy dragons! I think it’s final name became The Red Death. This creature is much more the classic dragon we’re used to. It’s not emotive. It doesn’t have inflection. It’s just pissed. Her source of food has been taken away and her comfort level is at an all time low. The goal was low lows to define the size of this thing but also high screeches to let us know it’s angry. Also, knowing it was going to be part of a battle involving multiple dragons, we wanted to keep her voice separate from the others. Her lows were pitched layers of animal vocals mixed with my own bellows through a huge 12” round by 16 foot long pvc pipe. I was hoarse for a few days after that one. The highs were Styrofoam and metal scrapes combined with bird vocals. In the end, Randy saved the day with some bellow sweeteners that really sold the creature. The other thing to note (due credit to the directors) is the first time we’re introduced to this creature is just after we meet the smallest, most pathetic Gronkle in the history of dragons. This is a great example of how to establish scale.