Channel Title: piercefilm productions Channel Description: Welcome to my channel! Here you will find my: Sense of Scale documentary. Short films and Commercials I directed. This channel is mainly an archive for my SENSE OF SCALE documentary about film industry model makers. The doc focuses on the people and their work from a personal perspective. Most of the interviews were recorded from 2010-2012. New interviews were added in 2021 and 2024. It is an ongoing project with new videos being added periodically. Currently it is 18+ hours long! There are no DVD's, BLURAYS or streaming available. My sci-fi movie, ADVENTURADOS (2015) is also available here! 80min BERTON PIERCE Director VFX artist Art Center College of Design Pasadena (Film dept.) All footage and interviews copyright piercefilm productions. <video> METEOR miniature effects Description: Anthony Doublin and the late, Gene Warren Jr. talk about the miniature Hong Kong destruction sequence made for the 1979 film. Upgraded quality segment from Sense of Scale. Interviews done in 2010. Photos: Gene Warren Jr, Excelsior Animated Motion Pictures, Greg Jein, Anthony Doublin, Harry Walton </video> <video> MISS PROJECTOR GIRL 1958 short educational film Description: Short comedy mock-educational film about using a film projector. Filmed on super-8. With Val Myers. Written and directed by Berton Pierce and Jim Fisher. Photographed and edited by Berton Pierce. Piercefilm Productions 1999. </video> <video> FLESH GORDON MEETS THE COSMIC CHEERLEADERS miniatures Description: FLESH GORDON MEETS THE COSMIC CHEERLEADERS miniature effects. Dave Hettmer talks about filming the miniatures for the Howard Ziehm 1990 sequel. Segment from Sense of Scale documentary. Photos: Richard Jacobson, Daniel McMillan, Dave Hettmer, Tom Hitchcock </video> <video> MOM AND DAD SAVE THE WORLD miniature effects Description: Chris Simmons talks about the motion control miniature station wagon made for the film at Design Setters. Upgraded quality segment from Sense of Scale. Photos: Chris Simmons, Henry Darnell, Michael Possert Jr., Jim Logiudice </video> <video> ALIENS and AVP miniatures and sculpture Description: Model maker and sculptress, Chrissie Overs talks about her work on Aliens, and Alien vs Predator. Second video in a series about her film effects work. </video> <video> ARCHIVIST SHORT FILM miniature effects Description: Some behind the scenes views of the atmospheric miniatures made for the short film, Archivist in 2003. Shot on 16mm (last project I shot on film before switching to HD). Directed by Berton Pierce </video> <video> QUEER (2024) miniature effects Description: A look at the miniatures made for the Luca Guadagnino film. Models built by Prop and Model Maker Berlin. Supervised by Simon Weisse. </video> <video> TIME BANDITS/BARON MUNCHAUSEN miniatures Description: Audio interview with Model maker and sculptress, Chrissie Overs. She talks about her work on The Terry Gilliam films. First of several audio interviews about her amazing career in the film industry. </video> <video> THE FRENCH ATLANTIC AFFAIR (TV) miniature effects Description: Anthony Doublin, (the late) Gene Warren Jr. and Gene Rizzardi talk about the miniature cruise ship made for the 1979 TV movie. Upgraded quality segment from Sense of Scale. Interviews done in 2010. Photos: Gene Warren Jr, Excelsior Productions, Harry Walton, Gene Rizzardi, Anthony Doublin, David Allen, Phil Tippett </video> <video> LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS / ERIK THE VIKING miniatures Description: Chrissie Overs talks about her miniature and puppet work for the films as part of Richard Conway's crew. Fourth part in a series about her effects work in films. </video> <video> LUNATICS: A LOVE STORY stop motion Description: LUNATICS: A LOVE STORY stop motion. Dave Hettmer talks about filming the stop motion spider scenes for the 1991 film. Segment from Sense of Scale documentary. Photos: Dave Hettmer, Acme Effects </video> <video> MOONTRAP miniature effects Description: MOONTRAP miniature effects. Dave Hettmer talks about photographing the miniature and practical effects for the 1988 film. Segment from Sense of Scale documentary. Photos: Richard Jacobson, Acme Effects, Dave Hettmer </video> <video> CHRISSIE OVERS models, props and sculpture Description: Chrissie Overs talks about her work on, THE KEEP, MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN, NEVERENDING STORY III, REIGN OF FIRE, AVENGERS 1998, and others. Fifth video in a series about her prop, model and sculpture effects work in films. </video> <video> DUNE 1984 miniature effects Description: DUNE 1984 miniature effects. An audio interview with Brian Smithies and Danielle Verse. They talk about the extensive miniature work done for the David Lynch/Dino De Laurentiis film in Mexico. Segment from Sense of Scale documentary. Photos: Brian Smithies, Danielle Verse, Eric Swenson, Sean Young, Emilio Ruiz del Rio, Universal Studios, DEG </video> <video> SUPERMAN IV miniatures Description: Chrissie Overs talks about her miniature work on the film. Third video in a series about her effects work. </video>

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Welcome to my channel! Here you will find my: Sense of Scale documentary. Short films and Commercials I directed.
This channel is mainly an archive for my SENSE OF SCALE documentary about film industry model makers. The doc focuses on the people and their work from a personal perspective.

Most of the interviews were recorded from 2010-2012. New interviews were added in 2021 and 2024.
It is an ongoing project with new videos being added periodically. Currently it is 18+ hours long!
There are no DVD's, BLURAYS or streaming available.

My sci-fi movie, ADVENTURADOS (2015) is also available here! 80min

BERTON PIERCE
Director
VFX artist

Art Center College of Design Pasadena (Film dept.)

All footage and interviews copyright piercefilm productions.

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