Postby Trudy Chelgren » Sat Oct 14, 2017 2:22 am
I saw this on Reddit, props to the user Hybries for the translation. It was an interview with Pierre Buffin, director of BUF who created the visual effects for The Return. There are some interesting quotes that stand out:
"We did most of the special effect in 3D, like the atomic explosion, but most of the 2D effects, like the lights that shine above the machines in Vegas for example, Lynch did them himself, with a small team working at his place."
I guess that explains a lot. 'Primitive' was definitely the intention then, with some of the effects.
"Lynch had asked us to do a starry sky, but the stars weren't moving, which he disliked. Against all logic, we made the stars move, but suddenly they looked like dusts. Then, with a small Sony camera, Lynch refilmed the stars while moving his camera."
I knew he'd use one somehow. I think it's safe to assume that the disturbing shaking of the Experiment in the glass box was also achieved this way.
"He never showed us any pictural reference apart from his own paintings. Everytime we would show him any other reference, it didn't work. We need to stay in his world."
I knew that was a reference point. It was shining from the start.