Godzilla X The Kaiju Killer thread

[Darth Calypso]

Oh yeah I just forget about some posts that I make^ Also does anybody realize that if Huntie puts his mind to it, he could probably make some costumes for the power rangers series and make some money off it.(i'm actually sorta serious about it)

[goji1986]

Oh yeah I just forget about some posts that I make^ Also does anybody realize that if Huntie puts his mind to it, he could probably make some costumes for the power rangers series and make some money off it.(i'm actually sorta serious about it)

Maybe not Power Rangers since all the costumes are imported from Toiei, but he could definitely find a job in the costuming business. He's got the talent, know-how, and patience with scratchmade materials; imagine what he could do in a professional setting.

[cloverfan98]

This. There was clearly a lot of passion behind it, and the guy really cared about the project. I've got to give him props for that. It just didn't come out as a very good movie. Basically, short of what he did (which few of us have the time, money, commitment or interest to do), the best ways to do a G fan film are either crappy amateur CGI, machinima or stock footage (Gamera: Super Monster style). He really went the extra mile, and I give a nod of approval to that.

I have to give him props myself, honestly, even though I think his effort was ultimately a failure. There's good stuff in there, it's just hindered by a lot of crap.

That said, it's not as difficult to take that extra step as so many people around here believe - at least monetarily-speaking. If you are willing to commit to a project (which usually requires actually having an interest in filmmaking outside of fanfilms but that's another discussion) and do your homework, it's a VERY possible undertaking. Case in point:



There's less than $50-worth of materials in that screenshot. Hours of labor, mind you, and I don't know how much Alison paid for her dress but this is all very doable stuff. I wish more people would try - I mean REALLY try. It makes me really sad when I see kaiju fans hold GxKK up as the best possible fanfilm evar™ when I know how easy it is to make something so much better.

Thats really impressive. Is that a model city? Or did you use editing software to paste her into the city? (fyi I'm not being sarcastic at all)

[DaiKamonohashi]

Thats really impressive. Is that a model city? Or did you use editing software to paste her into the city? (fyi I'm not being sarcastic at all)

[cloverfan98]

Ver very very nice man! Where did you get all the building materials? Hobby shops and the like?

[DaiKamonohashi]

Ver very very nice man! Where did you get all the building materials? Hobby shops and the like?

Basically. They're constructed primarily from foam core board, using tiny square dowels, plastic, and car window tinting, and tracing paper for the windows. With the exception of the dowels, you could build one of these with materials bought at Target or Wal-Mart.

[cloverfan98]

Where did you learn to make them?

[DaiKamonohashi]

Where did you learn to make them?

We taught ourselves. We watched legitimately well-made fan films like Daicon's Return of Ultraman and reasoned that the miniatures that don't get destroyed far outnumber those that do and all the ones that don't get destroyed just have to look pretty - it doesn't matter what they're made of. Foam core board is commonly used to make architectural models and is relatively cheap so we decided to use that as our primary building material. From there, we sought out an architect student who could design us a handful of blueprints at the proper scale (1:25 in meters) and we based our own blueprints off of the measurements she gave us, in addition to constructing a couple of buildings from her original plans.

It's all pretty easy - people just assume it's difficult because they're blinded by big-budgeted movies and assume you HAVE to have money to get good effects work when you really don't (not to say the budgets don't help). It's all a matter of researching and experimenting. You have to ask yourself, "What can I do that both looks good and is cheap?" An indie toku filmmaker needs to be inventive! I think if people actually went out and did the research themselves, they wouldn't be nearly as impressed with Kaiju Killer as they are now.

Here's a night-time test shot using our miniatures:

[SuperMonsterZero]

We taught ourselves. We watched legitimately well-made fan films like Daicon's Return of Ultraman and reasoned that the miniatures that don't get destroyed far outnumber those that do and all the ones that don't get destroyed just have to look pretty - it doesn't matter what they're made of.

I love the Daicon fan films! I first saw them back in around 2008 or so, after I had seen the Daicon III and Daicon IV animations. They're really cool, and frankly they blow Godzilla X Kaiju Killer out of the water. Also, seeing a giant Hideaki Anno firing Specium Beams and fighting kaiju is hilarious.

It's all pretty easy - people just assume it's difficult because they're blinded by big-budgeted movies and assume you HAVE to have money to get good effects work when you really don't (not to say the budgets don't help). It's all a matter of researching and experimenting. You have to ask yourself, "What can I do that both looks good and is cheap?" An indie toku filmmaker needs to be inventive! I think if people actually went out and did the research themselves, they wouldn't be nearly as impressed with Kaiju Killer as they are now.

Exactly. Like I said, I saw those Daicon fan films before I saw Kaiju Killer, so Kaiju Killer didn't really live up to my expectations of what a tokusatsu fan film could be.

[cloverfan98]

Where did you learn to make them?

We taught ourselves. We watched legitimately well-made fan films like Daicon's Return of Ultraman and reasoned that the miniatures that don't get destroyed far outnumber those that do and all the ones that don't get destroyed just have to look pretty - it doesn't matter what they're made of. Foam core board is commonly used to make architectural models and is relatively cheap so we decided to use that as our primary building material. From there, we sought out an architect student who could design us a handful of blueprints at the proper scale (1:25 in meters) and we based our own blueprints off of the measurements she gave us, in addition to constructing a couple of buildings from her original plans.

It's all pretty easy - people just assume it's difficult because they're blinded by big-budgeted movies and assume you HAVE to have money to get good effects work when you really don't (not to say the budgets don't help). It's all a matter of researching and experimenting. You have to ask yourself, "What can I do that both looks good and is cheap?" An indie toku filmmaker needs to be inventive! I think if people actually went out and did the research themselves, they wouldn't be nearly as impressed with Kaiju Killer as they are now.

Here's a night-time test shot using our miniatures:

Wow I gotta say man you are inspiring me to do that. As well as making me want to see the stuff you have made.

[Tyler]

So I just watched Godzilla X the Kaiju Killer. I know it's just a fan film, but I didn't like it. By trying SO hard to look and act cool it just comes across as corny. The fights are set to rock music and it looks like a music video. I mean, it's the poor man's Final Wars. It's an interesting idea that could've been pulled off better.

[Darth Calypso]

Well, Chris(the guy who made it) says he's going to make a prequel of it.

[The Dark Uniter]

I thought the movie was very entertaining. Its a different twist in the Godzilla universe and I liked it a lot. I also like how he uses the monsters in unique ways like Gabara and Hedorah. And its very neat that the guy built his own Godzilla suit and his own original monster suit for the movie. The music selection could of been a little different but overall its the best G-Fan flick I've seen.

[Gonga]

That Film is awesome. I recommand any to watch it it a trip. Godzilla Rocks

[Mecha-Anguirus]

That Film is awesome. I recommand any to watch it it a trip. Godzilla Rocks

Um...ok...

I definitely like this film, especially the way that the different monsters are portrayed. However, the title character is a bit rudimentary.

[James23873]

Most fan films I can't even watch all the way through. But I was able to with GXKK, and the only reason I enjoy it is because of the effort put into it. That's how it is with me and fan films, I watch them for the ideas and effort put behind them.

I also think the acting was better than most fan films out there.

[SuperMonsterZero]

Most fan films I can't even watch all the way through. But I was able to with GXKK, and the only reason I enjoy it is because of the effort put into it. That's how it is with me and fan films, I watch them for the ideas and effort put behind them.

I also think the acting was better than most fan films out there.

This is pretty much the exact opposite of my experience watching this. I couldn't sit through the whole thing, precisely because the acting was, well, bad. It's like they were trying to be so cool, they just ended up being lame.

[zilla103192]

I just skipped to the monster action. Which is mediocre at best.

[James23873]

Most fan films I can't even watch all the way through. But I was able to with GXKK, and the only reason I enjoy it is because of the effort put into it. That's how it is with me and fan films, I watch them for the ideas and effort put behind them.

I also think the acting was better than most fan films out there.

This is pretty much the exact opposite of my experience watching this. I couldn't sit through the whole thing, precisely because the acting was, well, bad. It's like they were trying to be so cool, they just ended up being lame.

I'm not saying it was good acting, but it was well enough that I could sit through it. Most acting in fan films makes me cringe.

[Darth Calypso]

Well, Huntie is having a contest for his Kaiju Killer Prequel. He wants fans to send in their created kaiju and the one that he likes the best, will end up fighting Stalkus in his prequel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJeqXJkF ... ture=feedu