One of the first disaster movies ever, The Johnstown Flood, leaves VFX artists floored almost 100 years later, with one of them remarking, "It's crazy how modern this feels." Directed by Irving Cummings, the 1926 silent film follows the catastrophic dam failure that inundated the titular town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania in 1889, resulting in widespread destruction and death. The film stars George O'Brien, Florence Gilbert, and Janet Gaynor. Gary Cooper and Clark Gable also appear in uncredited roles.
During the latest episode of Corridor Crew's "VFX Artists React" series, hosts Sam Gorski, Niko Pueringer, and Wren Weichman unearthed what is potentially the first disaster film ever made, The Johnstown Flood. Watch the portion of the video below:
The VFX artists were amazed by the 100-year-old film's use of miniatures, classic disaster movie tropes, and how modern the movie looks overall. Read some of their comments below:
Weichman: Some miniature trees going down the little miniature stream.
During the latest episode of Corridor Crew's "VFX Artists React" series, hosts Sam Gorski, Niko Pueringer, and Wren Weichman unearthed what is potentially the first disaster film ever made, The Johnstown Flood. Watch the portion of the video below:
The VFX artists were amazed by the 100-year-old film's use of miniatures, classic disaster movie tropes, and how modern the movie looks overall. Read some of their comments below:
Weichman: Some miniature trees going down the little miniature stream.
- 9/16/2024
- by Adam Bentz
- ScreenRant
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