Clever Girls

Man creates internet. Internet eats man. Woman inherits the fandom. A place for girly geekdom.  Writing & podcasting by Lauren Gallaway & Brittany Rivera.

[theclevergirls]

So stoked for a Black Widow film - will we finally see what happened in Budapest? 

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rey, luke

[plotsjotsandespressoshots-deact]

Remember in 1993 when Jurassic Park was like…the end all, be all of special effects?

[suicunesrider]

not gonna lie that still looks intimately real

[drtanner-dickery]

I’m still somewhat convinced that someone sold their soul to create the special effects in Jurassic Park because that shit is over 20 years old and it still really, really holds up, better than the stuff in a lot of current movies, even.

Fucking witchcraft, man. 

[fanboyingoverdemigods]

fucking look at this shit though

[mauridianhallow]

Literally see this post flying around with a few different responses added to the bottom each time so I’ll say it for this one myself:

THEY ACTUALLY BUILT A GIANT MASSIVELY DETAILED FUCKING ANIMATRONIC T-REX FOR ALL OF THIS THAT’S WHY THE EFFECTS ARE SO GOOD. CAUSE IT AIN’T CGI. AND IT AIN’T GUY IN A COSTUME. IT’S A BIG FUCKING ROBOT DINOSAUR. AND EVERY PART IS DESIGNED TO MOVE. IT COST LIKE HALF THE BUDGET OF THE FILM.

[mizushimo]

amazing

[shadowthorne]

And they had the film it in small increments, especially in the outdoor scenes, because the rain fall kept soaking into the ‘skin’ of the rex and would slow down and mess up its movements. So they would stop filming and have a crew out there drying off this massive, fake dinosaur, and then they’d start filming again until it was too wet. Repeat until the end of the scene.

[mad-dyspunktional]

They used animatronics and detailed costumes for most if not all of the dinosaurs in the first movie.

The triceratops for instance, was also animatronic.

And the raptors were dudes in suits. I shit you not.

[datneeks]

One of my favorite anecdotes I’ve read on tumblr is how the t-rex robot from Jurassic park would malfunction while it was drying out. How did it malfunction, you might wonder?

Motherfucker randomly started moving.

So apparently if you were on the jp set you would sometimes hear people screaming bloody murder even though they were all well aware that it was a giant animatronic puppet and wouldn’t actually, you know, eat them.

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(link to said post about malfunctioning t-rex)

[alessariel]

Did not know this, had to reblog for awesome movie history insights.

[brainsforbabyjesus]

So, I knew about the animatronics bit but I did not know the raptors were guys in suits and the malfunctioning t-rex sounds terrifying.

And i just googled malfunctioning t-rex and was not disappointed. Apparently in order to put the skin on over the steel frame a guy had to crawl inside the t-rex while it was turned on and glue the skin down. And if somebody turned the t-rex off or the power went out the guy in the t-rex stood a very real chance of getting mangled and killed by the hydraulics.

So of course, the power goes out.

And this guy is still in there gluing the skin down.

Apparently the way to survive getting sheered to death by huge sheets of metal while you’re inside a giant t-rex robot is to curl into a ball and hope for the best.

And this guy hoped for the best and got it.

Some other people on stage pried open the t-rex jaws and glue guy crawled out of its mouth and was totally okay.

[alessariel]

This is getting better and better.

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I think they only had like 6 minutes of CGI

[teslasturtle-deactivated2023011]

I’m just waiting for the T-Rex to come to life and leave its stand.

[perspectivemax-deactivated20181]

@spinosaurus-the-fisher is this the kind of content you love?

[myloverhammurabi]

Realism comes at a cost, it seems.

[gorsime]

i mean ok but why has nobody posted this:

[myloverhammurabi]

It’s a three piece raptor suit.

[flamingbluepanda]

Old movies had the best special effects

[skafuller-deactivated20180122]

The thing about this that gets my special effects nerd going is the fact that EVERY single dinosaur was sculpted by artists based on the current existent archeological evidence of the time.

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@jurassicparkandrecreation

[senkirowolf]

@shepfax

[prettyarb]

Even better than that, this movie ADVANCED our best understanding of dinosaurs at the time.  They were blowing out a budget bigger than anything Hollywood had ever seen, and along with employing almost the last hurrah of incredible physical FX, they had a bank of those newfangled digital SFX computers.  Nobody’d ever really created convincing dinosaurs in a movie before.  It’d all been stop-motion animation, and even when the models were exquisitely crafted, you could just tell there was something OFF about them.  Spielberg wanted THE BEST DINOSAURS EVER, and he figured on using the cutting edge of digital modeling and animation technology to build them for him.

So they got hold of some of the best paleontologists they could find and said, “We want you guys to take this tech that your labs could pretty much never afford and use it to build us the most realistic, accurate dinosaur models the world has ever seen.”

The paleontologists knew an opportunity when it bit them in the ass.  They plugged in everything they knew about dinosaurs, all the skeletons and their best guesses about soft tissue and all that.  And when they’d created those dinosaur models, they had the computer start moving them as they realistically would with anatomy like that.  One guy took a look at those walking t-rexes and velociraptors (really utahraptors, but whatevs, fam), and he said, “Wait a minute, I’ve seen movement like that before.”

He called up film of a chicken walking.  Everyone in the room said, “Holy shit.”

Prior to 1989, the idea that birds were descended from dinosaurs existed–we knew about archaeopteryx, we knew there was some minor connection there–but the idea that DINOSAURS LIVE IN THE MODERN WORLD AND THEY ARE CALLED BIRDS was not pre-eminent.  Jurassic Park changed our scientific understanding of dinosaurs.

[bastlynn]

That paleontologists’d be Kevin Padian. Who is awesome.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Padian

[thistherapylife]

This post just gets better and better with time

[darthvaders]

“We talked a lot about Empire Strikes Back. We talked about Luke going to Dagobah and meeting Yoda. Also, the idea of a dark Eleven, of Eleven being pulled to the dark side was an interesting idea. So a lot of that episode was what happens if Eleven is drawn towards this darkness and what can she learn about herself if that’s the case.” - Matt Duffer

[mzcain27]

“You fight like a girl.”

I’m sorry

I didn’t

realise

that 

was 

a

bad

thing

[wallflowersperk]

Reblogging because I’m sure the comic readers out there could add some more.

[gayharoldfinch]

[rytfujgkuhhgmjgh]

yeah

so sorry

i can’t hear you

over the sound

of me crushing my enemies

[bonequeer]

This list

was looking

a little

white

so here you go

[blackfemmejeanvaljean]

[believeitornah]

watch tha

bodies hit

tha floor

[valhkyrie-archive-blog]

this is the best post on tumblr, hands down

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[oldschoolvillageidiot]

Never reblog without Shoot gifs. ;)

[rowdyholtzy]

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[lucky-lotus]

[strangerthingsarelife-deactivat]

I had to add my precious babies.

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[lavitabella87]

Adding a bit more color. 

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[kaydoodle]

this list is missing someone……

Ahh yes, here she is!

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[crazyfreckledginger]

Y’all forgot 

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[dawnquafam]

[theclevergirls]

[juste-la-un-harem-deactivated20]

→ Asgardians are drama-queens majestic.

[mauricioabril]

Happy birthday, Carrie Fisher! Rest in peace knowing you’ve inspired and will continue to inspire generation after generation of little Leias!

[coolpops]

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[justiceleague]

Wonder Woman in the new Justice League trailer

[theclevergirls]

It’s the 30th Anniversary of The Princess Bride?

The Princess Bride is one of our favorite films. What’s not to love?! It has everything: a badass princess, pirates, lots of laugh out loud funny lines, and a romance for the ages. 

[theclevergirls]

We’d love to live in a wardrobe from Spare Om ;)

[theclevergirls]

The X-Men are coming to FOX, the Dark Knight is rising on 'Gotham,' and we are stoked for these new and returning Fall TV comic book shows.

Lauren put this handy list together of 5 comic book shows you can watch this Fall. 

[theclevergirls]

5 Fandom Friday: Summer TV

Summer technically ended after Labor Day weekend, but since summer never really ends here in southern California and because fall TV isn’t back just yet, it’s time to count down the best shows I watched this summer!

(Note: these are shows that are new to me so old favorites like Game of Thrones and Wynonna Earp don’t count.)

5.  The Bold Type

The Bold Type is just the kind of show I like to watch in the summer. It’s fun and breezy with good pop music, characters you root for, and lots of romance and drama. I love the supportive friendship between the 3 women and how they balance their lives and careers. The show isn’t perfect (I would like to see them actually doing their jobs a lot more), but it had surprising substance especially in the final episode.

Where to watch: Hulu

4. Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries 

A show about a sassy lady detective in the 1920′s who solves mysteries while wearing great outfits (and hats)- where do I sign up? I haven’t finished Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries yet, but I am loving it all the same. It’s a lavish period piece with a great cast of characters and a wonderful Essie Davis as the lead. It’s worth watching for her chemistry with Nathan Page who plays Detective Jack Robinson alone. 

Where to watch: Netflix

3. The Defenders

When Jessica Jones first appears in The Defenders I cried because it was like seeing an old friend again. The Netflix shows have built such a complex world with characters you care about and root for and seeing them all on screen together for the first time was so. much. fun. Sure, I had some overall problems with the story (especially the villains), but I mostly just enjoyed seeing these comicbook relationships come alive. Danny and Luke fighting side by side and Jessica and Matt exchanging quips made for some of my favorite TV moments of the summer.

Where to watch: Netflix

2. Brooklyn Nine Nine

Brooklyn Nine-Nine has instantly become one of my favorite comedies of all time alongside The Office and Parks and Rec. It is consistently laugh out loud funny while also managing to cover serious topics. I still cannot believe a show like this exists: one with two Latina leads and a black gay police chief whose sexuality and race isn’t played as a punchline. Also, my love for Rosa Diaz (Stephanie Beatriz) knows no bounds. 

Where to watch: Hulu, Fox 

1. Killjoys

I don’t usually binge watch shows, but I watched 3 seasons of Killjoys in 10 days. I haven’t connected with a show this quickly in a long time. Killjoys sneaks up on you. At first it appears to be just a fun show about bounty hunters in space and then suddenly it’s a story about creating your own family and choosing your own path and finding yourself and kicking ass along the way. Hannah John-Kamen is phenomenal, the music is awesome, and the writing is wonderful. It’s a must watch.

Where to watch: SYFY

Brittany

[lgbtincomics]

“There comes a time in every Vinyl Mayhem employee’s life when she is granted access to our secrets. For you, that time is now. You have proven you are ready”

Hi-Fi Fight Club #1 (Boom! Studios)

[theclevergirls]

If you like 90′s nostalgia, girl gangs, record stores, and maybe hopefully some romance, you should DEFINITELY check out Hi Fi Fight Club! Plus, writer Carly Usdin made a playlist you can listen to while you read and it’s full of some pretty cool throwback jams.

https://open.spotify.com/user/carlytron/playlist/4eNoyXguCyeNUa11Muwc6l

[theclevergirls]

We’re SO EXCITED to see our favorite girls as badass biker babes in Betty & Veronica: Vixens in November. The art looks amazing (and is definitely making us consider some B&V cosplay ideas)!

[weloveperioddrama]

Jane Austen’s heroines appreciation post (requested by @felicemi-fa)

[abbydraws]

Wonder Woman