who created the visuals?
Dean Cundey and Bottin.
The Thing (1982 film)
Cundey worked with Bottin to determine the appropriate lighting for each creature.
who was chasing the dog at the beginning of the thing A Norwegian helicopter. who are the main characters in the film? Norwegian pilot, garry, R.J. MacReady, Dr. Cooper, Blair, Clark ,Childs, and others., how was it received by contemporary critics? John Kenneth Muir called it "Carpenter's most accomplished and underrated directorial effort," and critic Matt Zoller Seitz said it "is one of the greatest and most elegantly constructed B-movies ever made". has the first critic written anything apart from reviews? Yes, he has written novels and short stories. where did the second critic start his career? UNANSWERABLE who wrote the movie? Bill Lancaster. did the film have any effect culturally? It is considered as a cult classic and find reference in a variety of media, from television like "The X-Files", "Futurama", and "Stranger Things" to games  like "Resident Evil 4", "Tomb Raider III", and "Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden" and films like "The Faculty" , "Slither" , "The Mist".
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The Thing (1982 film) [SEP] Visuals and lighting
Cundey worked with Bottin to determine the appropriate lighting for each creature. He wanted to show off Bottin's work because of its detailing, but he was conscious that showing too much would reveal its artificial nature, breaking the illusion. Each encounter with the creature was planned for areas where they could justify using a series of small lights to highlight the particular creature-model's surface and textures. Cundey would illuminate the area behind the creature to detail its overall shape. He worked with Panasonic and a few other companies to develop a camera capable of automatically adjusting light exposure at different film speeds.