"Twilight Zone" 86 Year-Old FILMING SECRET You Never Noticed Will BLOW Your MIND!

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  • Опубликовано: 5 дек 2024

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  • @kurtb8474
    @kurtb8474 Год назад +70

    One of my favorites! A little piece of trivia: McCarthy was in the Twilight Zone movie in the 80s. He was one of the characters in the reimagined version of "It's a Good Life". He played a character named Uncle Walt.

    • @chilecayenne
      @chilecayenne Год назад +6

      I thought I recognized him from the Movie!!
      Ah...and Uncle Walt == Walter Jameson !!!
      That was a cool bit of scripting!! Hmm...."Wanna see something REALLY scary...?"
      ;)

    • @herbcraven7146
      @herbcraven7146 Год назад +4

      There were other nods to the original series as well. For example, Burgess Meredith, veteran of four TZ episodes, narrated the film, introducing each segment.

    • @jehobden
      @jehobden Год назад +4

      That segment also included TZ veterans Patricia Barry ("The Chaser") and William Schallert ("Mr. Bevis"), and Nancy Cartwright, future Bart Simpson voice, played unfortunate "sister" Ethel.

    • @edwardbirdsall6580
      @edwardbirdsall6580 Год назад +3

      And now is is playing the Speaker of the House in Washington. (you knew someone had to go there...)

    • @jehobden
      @jehobden Год назад +1

      @@edwardbirdsall6580 Kevin McCarthy has also been a DFW radio host and PA announcer for the Dallas Mavericks. :)

  • @perry3928
    @perry3928 Год назад +13

    Thanks for sharing Rick. I'm 63 and very fond of these classic shows and the universal horror movies. The people involved in these productions were geniuses, along with the writers. Nothing these days compares.

  • @sallyn2393
    @sallyn2393 Год назад +40

    This episode has been one of my very favorites since childhood. I was always fascinated by the storyline, but I had no idea how they aged him. Very cool to know how they accomplished that. The last line of Rod Serling’s narration is so poignant. Thank you for covering this episode, Rick, really great.
    👍👍👍

    • @SuperMarioBrosIII
      @SuperMarioBrosIII Год назад +2

      @sallyn2393 Indeed Sally N. 👼♥🙏📺

    • @guzzijack9714
      @guzzijack9714 Год назад +2

      If you liked this storyline you might also like the movie "The man from earth." Similar concept and very well done.

  • @Beagle3561
    @Beagle3561 Год назад +15

    Kevin McCarthy rules! So many roles, countless characters! Great episode, great post! What a great character actor.

  • @dazchu1899
    @dazchu1899 Год назад +5

    Wow, this is fascinating, thank you

  • @hungfao
    @hungfao Год назад +23

    I first learned about this when I was in a college film class in 1976. It was used in the 1932 Frederic March Jekyll and Hyde film. When I bought the entire Twilight Zone series on DVD about 12 or so years ago, I saw this episode and, 'Hey! They're doing the strategically placed color makeup and changing the filter trick'. I never bothered to confirm that though. Thanks for this, Rick.

    • @milannesic5718
      @milannesic5718 Год назад +2

      Who do I believe now? Other comment said that technique in Jekyll and Hyde was a mystery for years, but one day revealed it was using polarizing lens that was rotating

    • @kali3665
      @kali3665 Год назад

      @@milannesic5718 Rouben Mamoulian, who directed the original Jekyll and Hyde, refused to reveal the truth of how they did it for decades. It was only in the late 50s that William Tuttle, who actually DID the special effects for Jekyll and Hyde and later worked on Twilight Zone, exposed it, and he repeated the effect for this episode and others. You can also see it used in The Howling Man, Queen of the Nile, and, as I noted earlier, A Short Drink From a Certain Fountain.

  • @gabevee3
    @gabevee3 Год назад +32

    Thanks as always for your amazing content. The flm imdustry first used this technique around 1931 or 32 in the film Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde. The actor had the makeup in one color and in this instance they slowly changed the camera filter to expose the darker colored makeup making him transform to Hyde looking gruesome.

    • @ricknineg
      @ricknineg  Год назад +12

      You are absolutely right about this filming technique used in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. It was also used in a movie called the octopus with a witch transformation that is absolutely mind blowing. It almost looks like computer graphics but it is not

    • @creech54
      @creech54 Год назад

      @@ricknineg It was actually called "Sh! The Octopus" (1937).

  • @Victor-gi3dy
    @Victor-gi3dy Год назад +8

    I was lucky enough to meet actor Kevin Mccarthy @ a convention he was super nice. RIP 🙏🏼

    • @Brenda45167
      @Brenda45167 5 месяцев назад

      He looks just like Ricky Nelson!

  • @sommvibes
    @sommvibes Год назад +4

    Rick, thanks for sharing these secrets with us all 📺

  • @lpdog82
    @lpdog82 6 месяцев назад +1

    wonderful info , i learned something about this amazing scene , i just love old black and white tv shows and the early FX of those days , 50s and 60s was great television

  • @bonniebloom4953
    @bonniebloom4953 Год назад +2

    Rick you nailed this. Twilight Zone is one of the classics I tape, watch and don't erase. Great info from you as usual.

  • @Bigbadwhitecracker
    @Bigbadwhitecracker Год назад +3

    This is one of your most fascinating posts in a long time!!

  • @judithmitchell4667
    @judithmitchell4667 Год назад +5

    Thank you Rick. This was fascinating. What an ingenious special effect and what an interesting coincidence about the actor's ages. Great video. Have a wonderful day. Blessings - Judith 🎵 🎭

  • @55Ramius
    @55Ramius Год назад +3

    That episode was one of my favorites and it is interesting how they did this.

  • @chadbaxter5578
    @chadbaxter5578 Год назад +10

    I remember this episode. My wife and I watch this a lot of the times on the weeknights after Perry Mason. It’s awesome that they knew what to do. Make things work. On a sidenote, my grandfather just turned 97 years old in June. I’m just trying to make it to 60 lol.

  • @zzzut
    @zzzut Год назад +2

    Once again, I learned something. Rick, you are the best!

  • @kevinsmith5288
    @kevinsmith5288 Год назад +13

    One of my favorite episodes, just recorded it on my DVR from MeTV. Also reminds me of another great episode, "Queen of the Nile," about an actress who doesn't age. Ironically the actress who is the "Queen," Ann Blyth, just turned 95!

  • @ddavenpAZ
    @ddavenpAZ Год назад +7

    Mind blown! It goes to show what I’ve always said about classic tv/movie production: There’s no school like the old school! Modern technology is a wondrous thing but look how much was accomplished with creative thinking. Now I have a few questions regarding this episode.
    1. Who got his job after the professor turned to dust? Did the remaining students still receive credits towards graduation?
    2. Who had to vacuum up all that professor dust that was left over once the aging process was done?
    😂
    All kidding aside, great video and I seriously feel that you, Rick, keep topping each video you release as you progress on this channel! You are mind blowing as well! 👍🏻

    • @beverlykrebs4372
      @beverlykrebs4372 Год назад

      Who vacuumed up the professor dust!! Lol!! Love this comment!!

  • @christopherkraft1327
    @christopherkraft1327 Год назад +4

    Hello Rick, this is a favorite episode, I didn't not know about this technique to make a person age. As always, your information is interesting & informative!!! Thanks for sharing this fun video!!! 👍👍🙂

  • @twncintiohio
    @twncintiohio Год назад +1

    Great info Rick!!

  • @williamcohen2447
    @williamcohen2447 Год назад +2

    Enjoyed your vlog nice to know how they did special effects back then 😊

  • @MsBackstager
    @MsBackstager Год назад +4

    Notice that they use the same staircase later in 16mm SHRINE! When actor Kevin M was 96, he looked alot like his "older" character in this. ep.

  • @tony748748a
    @tony748748a Год назад +1

    Great video .

  • @alphonsocarioti512
    @alphonsocarioti512 Год назад +1

    Thanks. One of my favorite TZ episodes!

  • @queenmarynovelwriter5397
    @queenmarynovelwriter5397 Год назад +1

    I do remember this episode it is one of my favorites. Practical effects back in the day took a lot of ingenuity .

  • @gailwatson4927
    @gailwatson4927 Год назад +2

    I love this episode. Thanks for the secret.

  • @frankb821
    @frankb821 Год назад

    Just watched this randomly for the first time the other night...thanks to Twilight Zone showing up on Amazon Prime for free...finally! Going through the entire series now

  • @kathypappas6867
    @kathypappas6867 Год назад

    Has to be one of my favorite episodes ! Loved The Twilight Zone !

  • @Jared_Wignall
    @Jared_Wignall Год назад +4

    It’s always cool to see how they did certain effects way back when. Thank you for the video Rick, I hope you’re having a great day. Take care!

    • @ricknineg
      @ricknineg  Год назад +3

      One of my favorite things is special effects

  • @upinflames_01
    @upinflames_01 Год назад

    Fascinating! I didn't know about this effect. Thanks Rick!

  • @godzilla6740
    @godzilla6740 Год назад

    Excellent segment !

  • @carlambroson8872
    @carlambroson8872 Год назад +2

    Love your channel Rick! Old tv shows are far better than most of the stuff today!!
    I LOVE the Twilight Zone!! Only seen this episode a few times, but it is a good!
    Had NO idea that’s how they created the aging affect!

  • @CoCotheTurtle
    @CoCotheTurtle Год назад +1

    0:20 The effect was "revolutionary" at the time this episode was broadcast.
    OR
    3:35 The effect was popular "in the 1920's and continued going on into the 60's."
    Which is it? It can't be both.

  • @kathypappas6867
    @kathypappas6867 Год назад

    Wow is this fascinating! Thank you !

  • @robertjohnson6601
    @robertjohnson6601 Год назад

    This is my favorite episode of this series. Great job explaining the technique.

  • @donnicholas7552
    @donnicholas7552 Год назад +1

    This was an awesome episode! 👍 One of my favorites!

  • @jeffreysmith206
    @jeffreysmith206 Год назад

    Great 👍 video ! Very informative, luv it

  • @kali3665
    @kali3665 Год назад +5

    Twilight Zone would later do this trick in reverse in the 5th Season episode A Short Drink From A Certain Fountain, and I never noticed it until too many years after first seeing the episode. But then I was rather distracted by Ruta Lee. 🤣
    This was a trick they could only do in black and white film, of course. Which is a shame - the film tricks we've lost due to the change of technology. That was the fun of Twilight Zone - they had access to many of the effects artists who worked on classic Universal Horror films, and that allowed them to keep the budgets cheap.

  • @bentonrp
    @bentonrp Год назад +1

    That was a great video! I remember this Episode very well, and now that I think about it, that IS the only known way you can do that effect we saw! :D
    When aging make-up is in the shot, I'm always busy analyzing the realism, and totally missed the single shot transition.
    Can't believe I forgot to ask myself "how did they do that shot?" when I was viewing it all those times! 😆

  • @coreyking1009
    @coreyking1009 Год назад +1

    When I was a kid in the 80s, there was a book I must have checked out from the library at least a 1000 times called "Monster Makeup and Monster Shows To Put On" by Alan Ormsby.
    The author was a Hollywood Director, Screenwriter, and Makeup Artist and talked a lot about how you (the kid reading the book) could use movie effects and makeup for your own enjoyment. And copy classic Universal monster makeup for dressing up, I checked this out every October I think.
    It talked about this effect in the book and other things that work differently under different lighting and types of film, I remember how it mentioned chocolate syrup was an excellent and inexpensive source for fake blood in B&W because it photographed the same. Haha
    Love the video, Rick . Classic Twilight Zone is an old favorite.

  • @michaelgalea5148
    @michaelgalea5148 Год назад +6

    A truly great episode of the twilight zone. Thank you Rick.

  • @TheArtofGuitar
    @TheArtofGuitar Год назад

    I love how limitation brings out creativity. We might need some more limitation these days to get back to the "good stuff." :)

  • @rivercrow8988
    @rivercrow8988 Год назад

    I did not know about this. Pretty cool, Rick!

  • @spoostad
    @spoostad Год назад

    loooove your content Rick!

  • @bobblowhard8823
    @bobblowhard8823 Год назад +1

    Heck, that "ageing" effect is happening to me right now...and without any fancy red makeup!

  • @garyurtiaga9426
    @garyurtiaga9426 Год назад

    I’ve seen nearly every episode of the Twilight Zone, but not when they first aired because we were not allowed to watch this program in our home in the early 60’s. My parents, and many other parents at that time, felt it would cause nightmares so it was prohibited in our house.
    Rod Serling was a genius during his time and I still watch all the re-runs which usually air around this time every year.
    PS- I usually snuck out of my room, crawling like a commando, and was somewhat successful in watching bits and pieces of these in creditable shows. Lots of memories and I’m although I’m 67 now, I treasure those simpler times.

  • @mikekannely2286
    @mikekannely2286 Год назад +1

    This episode is one of my top 5 favorites! Thank you for showing how they aged the professor. The cover that her father used to cover the chess board always made me think that Rod Serling had a "cover up" in mind when "playing a game"....

  • @rogerstlaurent8704
    @rogerstlaurent8704 Год назад +1

    60 + years ago that was the first CGI for TV good info Mr Rick

  • @Sam-lm8gi
    @Sam-lm8gi Год назад +2

    I first learned about this effect from Mario Bava's "Black Sunday" (1960), where it was used to rapidly age Barbara Steele's character. Very cool that 'The Twilight Zone' did it too!

    • @ricknineg
      @ricknineg  Год назад +2

      It was even used back in the 1930s

  • @patrickwall8517
    @patrickwall8517 Год назад +3

    Another fun fact. You may have noticed that whenever Rod Serling spoke on camera he smiled as wide as possible and kept his upper lip and jaw as still as possible. The reason for that was that his denture didn't fit right and he had to do that to keep it from coming loose.

  • @roberttelarket4934
    @roberttelarket4934 Год назад +3

    He was popular because he came from the past and was there at the historical events he was teaching!

  • @lazyhomebody1356
    @lazyhomebody1356 Год назад +5

    It sounds like this Twilight Zone was the opposite of a cursed film, with everyone living a long life!

    • @almag6872
      @almag6872 Год назад +1

      Other than Rod Serling himself who died at age 50 . .

    • @lazyhomebody1356
      @lazyhomebody1356 Год назад

      @@almag6872 But he wasn't IN The Twilight Zone. I only meant this one episode. It's too bad Rod Serling didn't get some of that magic- he would have written many more wonderful scripts!

  • @jcage6422
    @jcage6422 Год назад

    Always with the hidden knowledge of my favorite shows Rick. Thanks as always

  • @nickimontie
    @nickimontie Год назад

    I like these behind the scenes videos!

  • @katiehall3313
    @katiehall3313 Год назад +2

    My Brother liked that Show , We were Little Children . It Scared Me! 😂

  • @kurtbarlow9402
    @kurtbarlow9402 Год назад +2

    Sterling used the same technique in "The Howling Man"

    • @malirabbit6228
      @malirabbit6228 Год назад +1

      Another great episode!

    • @TheHelper-l9m
      @TheHelper-l9m 7 месяцев назад

      Well, others who worked on TZ did--not Serling. Serling only narrated and sometimes write the ep!

  • @joangravitz3280
    @joangravitz3280 Год назад +2

    More tv magic from Rick nineg!

  • @Ahmedkhan8802
    @Ahmedkhan8802 Год назад

    Great episode, great show. IMO The Twilight Zone has survived the test of time - hard to do.

  • @tsmith3286
    @tsmith3286 Год назад +1

    This is still one of my favorite episodes. Moral of the story if you are immortal don't get married.

  • @dr.migilitoloveless2385
    @dr.migilitoloveless2385 3 месяца назад

    This was one of my favorite episodes.

  • @ChrisHansonCanada
    @ChrisHansonCanada Год назад +2

    It was also used in the 1932 "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" during the transformation scene.

    • @ricknineg
      @ricknineg  Год назад +1

      Correct! It was also used in an old film called the octopus in a witch transformation

  • @michaelparks6120
    @michaelparks6120 Год назад

    Thanks for the info I love behind the scenes stuff😊

  • @jannibal9273
    @jannibal9273 Год назад +1

    Holy Cow! I don't recall seeing this episode, but I was a kid when The Twilight Zone was on TV (now 72, so you know how long ago that was on TV and we only had black and white television sets back then). That ending - showing nothing but dust, that sent shivers up and down my spine. And the special effect of how they did it, just amazing. But then, I still think the original King Kong with Fay Wray was the best ever!

  • @larryrussell4905
    @larryrussell4905 Год назад

    One of the two favorites!

  • @davidbarnes1113
    @davidbarnes1113 Год назад

    I discovered The Twilight Zone in the 70s when I was in Jr HS and I’ve loved it ever since.

  • @dorabarkley6335
    @dorabarkley6335 Год назад +6

    One of my (many) favorites from the Twilight Zone- I still today think horror movies filmed in black and white is creepier than color ( a personal preference) - I saw episodes of the Lone Ranger in blk and white and always thought his suit was gray imagine to my fascination that it was actually blue 😂😂😂

    • @nickimontie
      @nickimontie Год назад +1

      Same! Reminds me of the alleged real life Saint Germain, who is said to have lived several hundred years.

  • @tomhammer1784
    @tomhammer1784 Год назад +3

    Unfortunately the CGI effect has destroyed today’s movies by non-reliance on quality acting.

  • @pameladonnelson2093
    @pameladonnelson2093 Год назад +2

    I never heard about this before.

  • @dale1956ties
    @dale1956ties Год назад +1

    McCarthy was great in Weird Al's UHF too.

    • @Sam-lm8gi
      @Sam-lm8gi Год назад +1

      Haha, that's where I first saw him. Love that movie.

  • @Tim-57
    @Tim-57 Год назад

    Hey Rick
    This was awesome to learn about.
    Your old opening line is back!😃
    Take care of Yourself 😊

  • @goaway3717
    @goaway3717 Год назад +1

    I always like this sort of science fiction every since seeing this episode as a kid. The thought experiment of how you would live your life if you could not die except by violence or accident was always attractive to me.

  • @randytim512
    @randytim512 Год назад

    Very interesting. Love these , "how did they do that " video's.

  • @paulswanton3956
    @paulswanton3956 Год назад

    One of my all-time favorite TZ episodes!

  • @glowormrdr6183
    @glowormrdr6183 Год назад

    Impressive. I've never heard of this trick, before.

  • @mort6913
    @mort6913 Год назад

    Ingenious!

  • @patrickwall8517
    @patrickwall8517 Год назад

    That's a pretty cool effect.

  • @sharonbennett2953
    @sharonbennett2953 Год назад

    Loved the Twilight Zone

  • @stewiedarkinvisibleid
    @stewiedarkinvisibleid Год назад +1

    This technique was also used in the episode, The Howling Man; when the character transitions into the devil.

  • @jimprice9703
    @jimprice9703 Год назад +1

    The Frederick March version of 'Dr Jeckle and Mr Hyde' from 1931 used this technique in the first part of the transition from the good Dr to Mr Hyde, interspersed with a jump cut to his mottled hands to allow for the full prosthetic makeup transition to the final character form with a final pan up. Bob Burns, a Hollywood special effects pro, used this technique for live performances at Halloween in his garage. Dr Jeckle's predominately red laboratory lights shifted to blue for the transition. While such an effect wouldn't work for film, it was perfect for a live performance. Some of Bob's works can be found on RUclips, if you're interested.

  • @KOZMOGRAFX
    @KOZMOGRAFX Год назад

    If I'm not mistaken, a similar trick was used in the movie "Pleasantville", when Toby Maguire's character was "applying" colored makeup to his mother's face during a b/w scene.

  • @MindiB
    @MindiB Год назад +3

    Didn’t this trick also allow a transformation from an apparent human appearance to Satan in another TZ episode? I think TZ used this many times, to excellent effect.

  • @Hernal03
    @Hernal03 Год назад +1

    It's at least a "92" year-old technique since it was used in the 1931 version of *_Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde_* (which is a great film by the way) --- not sure if it was already being used in the silent era though --- would be interesting to look up it's history.

  • @barackmycat9448
    @barackmycat9448 Год назад +1

    That was a good one.

  • @JohnVKaravitis
    @JohnVKaravitis Год назад

    !!!!! I recently watched a movie known as "Lust of the Vampire" (1957), also known as "I Vampiri," and "The Devil's Commandments." There are scenes where the lady vampire ages from young to very old, but you can tell that they did not do jump cuts or camera fades, etc. Damn! Great trivk.

  • @ryancoulter4797
    @ryancoulter4797 Год назад

    I loved Kevin in Inner Space and UHF.
    The comedians Wayne & Shuster parodied this story.

  • @TheNinjaPicker
    @TheNinjaPicker Год назад

    That was a really good episode.

  • @roberttelarket4934
    @roberttelarket4934 Год назад +1

    Rick Nineg knows all this info about I Love Lucy and other of his videos because he is much much much older than we think! He lived and was at the recording of those programs!!!

    • @sallyn2393
      @sallyn2393 Год назад +1

      I think you’re right!😉

    • @roberttelarket4934
      @roberttelarket4934 Год назад +1

      @@sallyn2393: I'm glad you agree. Nice to talk to hear from you again. Talk to you later in the Rick Nineg Video Zone!

  • @dananderson3077
    @dananderson3077 Год назад

    Nice job...interesting.

  • @maryespinoza2632
    @maryespinoza2632 Год назад

    Kevin McCarthy also played Mark Twain in an episode of 'The Rifleman' titled 'Shattered Idol'.

  • @billmarshall8438
    @billmarshall8438 Год назад

    McCarthy's sister, Mary McCarthy, wrote some of my favorite books. Her most known was The Group, which was made into a movie.

  • @aramboodakian9554
    @aramboodakian9554 Год назад +1

    Kevin looked so distinguished with his greying temples. As a young boy I had not seen this on many men, but in the Fantastic Four comics Reed Richards had this look. I immediately thought Jack Kirby had used Kevin as his prototype for Mr Fantastic.

  • @aquatarkus2022
    @aquatarkus2022 Год назад +2

    Old time SFX are always preferable to CGI. It's the difference between artistry and technological expertise. One requires skill, the other only needs the right tools.

  • @jennifergarrett6809
    @jennifergarrett6809 Год назад

    I watched this episode the other night on MeTV.

  • @dishmanw
    @dishmanw Год назад

    Reminds me of the old black and white 3d glasses with a red lens and a blue lens. It was used for the 3d version of “The Creature in the Black Lagoon”.

  • @AndrewHalliwell
    @AndrewHalliwell Год назад

    Have you tried including the clip?
    Copyright includes exceptions like transformative works and explaining how it was done as the video plays would count.
    Also helps it'd be a short clip.

  • @blauskie
    @blauskie Год назад

    This was very interesting. The Twilight Zone was ahead of its time.

  • @TheAnimeist
    @TheAnimeist Год назад

    This is genius.

  • @nickrich56
    @nickrich56 Год назад +1

    We're living in the Twilight Zone right now. The political sphere is even more terrifying than anything Rod Serling's imagination could muster.🤯

    • @johngalush8790
      @johngalush8790 Год назад

      Wrong... YOU ARE OBSOLETE! THE STATE HAS RULED THAT YOU HAVE LIVED OUT YOUR PURPOSE! YOU ARE NO LONGER OF ANY USE. YOU ARE.... OBSOLETE! HOW DO YOU WISH TO BE DISPOSED OF?

  • @jrpeet
    @jrpeet Год назад

    Cool

  • @TheChrisJaynes
    @TheChrisJaynes Год назад

    This was the first episode of The Twight Zone that I ever saw. I was young at the time, and it freaked me out. When I finally got the nerve to watch the show again and turned it on, this was the episode airing, and it freaked me out again. As a result, I didn't watch The Twilight Zone again for a long time, and it is the reason I've seen only a handful of episodes today.