Took 2 months to make the mothership!
The model buildings were made of metal and cement materials, making
the destruction scenes harder to do due to more force was needed to
destroy the buildings.
Shooting of the begining cave scene
Shim Hyung Rae beside the green Yonggary siut. A gray one was also made. The siuts took 6 months to make. The siuts would be filmed and during editing will have digital images placed over them.
A non-digital image covered Yonggary on a korean LG commercial
Shim Filming a scene
Shim going over CGI redos for the quasi remake of Yonggary 1998, 2001 Yonggary AKA Reptilian. In 2001 Yonggary, the Mr. Mills character was added along with new music and reshoots of all military base shots, from a dark green/black colored base looking more traditional army base to the more modurn sci-fi looking one.
An-Hong Kim, Cinematographer, checking out the camera during one of the dig site scenes at the begining.
Diagram of Cave Scene:
First we have while screen (not green screen) shooting:
Then we have the CGI image minus the cast:
Then the final image, with additional lighting:
The making of the life sized Yonggary skeleton that ate up the budget:
