"Under The Southern Cross" (1938)
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2016 2:13 pm
Seen this before but never in such high quality.....Scene starts around 1:02:20
https://youtu.be/WKm-ruIjwI8?t=3740
https://youtu.be/WKm-ruIjwI8?t=3740
Quicksand Fans
The Home for Quicksand Fetishism on the Internet.
https://www.quicksandfans.com/bb/
"Under The Southern Cross" (1938)
Page 1 of 3
Re: "Under The Southern Cross" (1938)
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2016 4:24 pm
Wow ! That quicksand looks amazing !
Re: "Under The Southern Cross" (1938)
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2016 5:31 pm
the quality is so good its made a massive difference to that scene - its amazing how much you miss when the quality is crap
Re: "Under The Southern Cross" (1938)
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2016 7:27 pm
Get a scantily-clad jungle girl in there, and that would be perfect!
Re: "Under The Southern Cross" (1938)
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2016 10:40 pm
Wow!! and Wow again. I wish I had a set like that - the mud was so thick and the submergence was amazing.
Oh, I so want to build something like that!
Michael
P.S. I'm shooting with Leila tomorrow - she and I will have a chat!
Oh, I so want to build something like that!
Michael
P.S. I'm shooting with Leila tomorrow - she and I will have a chat!
Re: "Under The Southern Cross" (1938)
Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2016 11:17 pm
Hell, I so want to sink in that... A great scene made better by higher quality footage. Thanks for the find!
A great scene made better by higher quality footage. Thanks for the find! Re: "Under The Southern Cross" (1938)
Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 12:17 am
wow do ya think that last bit where he goes under they had some way of pulling him down? aint ever seen a sink like that! 
Re: "Under The Southern Cross" (1938)
Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 5:16 pm
stefani_qs wrote:wow do ya think that last bit where he goes under they had some way of pulling him down? aint ever seen a sink like that!
yeah I think its the old "rubber sheet with hole in middle above void with layer of mud on top trick" - but I'm pretty sure that the initial step in and sink is pretty much real - well as real as the depth the dug the pit anyway
Re: "Under The Southern Cross" (1938)
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2016 1:33 am
gamwam wrote:stefani_qs wrote:wow do ya think that last bit where he goes under they had some way of pulling him down? aint ever seen a sink like that!
yeah I think its the old "rubber sheet with hole in middle above void with layer of mud on top trick" - but I'm pretty sure that the initial step in and sink is pretty much real - well as real as the depth the dug the pit anyway
That is exactly what I thought about the setup as well. It looked like he was sliding down into a hole under the mud. I also noticed by the echo, that it was likely done inside a sound stage.
Re: "Under The Southern Cross" (1938)
Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2016 9:40 am
Boggy Man wrote:gamwam wrote:stefani_qs wrote:wow do ya think that last bit where he goes under they had some way of pulling him down? aint ever seen a sink like that!
yeah I think its the old "rubber sheet with hole in middle above void with layer of mud on top trick" - but I'm pretty sure that the initial step in and sink is pretty much real - well as real as the depth the dug the pit anyway
That is exactly what I thought about the setup as well. It looked like he was sliding down into a hole under the mud. I also noticed by the echo, that it was likely done inside a sound stage.
A film like this was typically shot MOS (which is sometimes attributed to "mit out sprechen") - without sound. So it wouldn't surprise me if all the shouting bits it this film sound 'canned'.
And I also agree with the 'hole in something' technique here. The velocity pretty much gives it away, much like When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth.