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Why a film might use these:
1. They aren’t unpredictable, so they’re much safer.
2. Not needing to pay for and use animal rules and regulations.
3. You don’t need to feed or pay the animal actors.
4. They don’t get tired, injured, or sick.
5. Actors can focus on acting and not focus on what the animal is doing.
6. Actors with allergies won’t need a doctor to manage said allergies.
7. You won’t need to pay for a vet and stable.
8. No need for a trainer.
9. Actors don’t need riding lessons.
10. The production aren’t restricted to filming a maximum amount of hours with them. (Animals have strict laws surrounding them.)
The list is very extensive..
moecurlylarry
I want a pinto
timmymallett
Fresh horses!
ThisGuyPostingThings
11. Horses aren't real.
borocanuck
Robots taking our jobs?
njkckbxr
they look a little fake. But I am all for animals being treated kindly.
avenlanzer
11. Keeps horses and other actors in line knowing their legs will be chopped off if they don't act their best.
ionicseraph
Amputee animals need work too!
Whatdoyousaytoanicecupoftea
God damn sexy horse wiggle
Lloyd486
How about mechanical actors that don't demand mega K $ for doing simple stage work. Shoud bring cinema & DVD prices down (as well as Netflix & Amazon Prime subscriptions!)
ImperfectDad
That doesn't sound like it will increase shareholder value enough. Mechanical actors... but keep prices the same. :P
edwardelricsnipples
witchcraft... HERESY
Munchman347
'Oh! So they're for 'Riding' on the saddle! Guess I don't need all this lube...' ☹️
psmith00
just looking at these with their missing legs is giving me LNI vibes.
MrFrAnK9000
Spikin
I know that they literally cant die in a movie but I will still cry if they do
hnngh
smashpro1
https://media0.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1ZW9xOTc4ZjlrZGZkYzNpNHlmMzdkejE4azk4amQzZHo3bXI3eDc3OSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/cAEm5rSuuBEGY/200w.webp
LordofSadFace
Better this than CGI
Feralkyn
That's not what it's for, and CGI might be better in a lot of situations. These horses do not look good to anyone who has been around them; but they're used for close-up shots when ex. two cowboys are riding side-by-side and you more need the movement and clips of the saddle might come in. But with CGI you could add an actual realistic head and movement afterward.
rowbought
Four of them. Just enough for an Apocalypse. I just got an idea for Halloween.
spontaneous9
Now do Fake Gnus
wobblecopterrrr
dogfavoriter
Thanks, I hate it.
Yasashii93
Yeah, well this is all fine and good BUT…
Imagine if The Lord of the Rings had been filmed with fake horses.
That is all.
bewareofgoose
Another fun fact:
The horse that portrayed Brego was a Dutch Warmblood named Uraeus. Viggo Mortensen developed a strong bond with Uraeus during filming and purchased him after the production was completed along with two other horses.
givemepickles
Fun fact:
The producers couldn’t find enough local men proficient in riding horses locally, to play the needed amount of warriors. But there were a LOT of girls who loved riding horses.
So most LOTR scenes with horses, have a high percentage of female warriors. Horse girls, to the rescue!!!!
Elkarlo1977
You don't know if those weren't used. Mechanical Horses like those are for Dialogues. You mostly see the upper body of the Actor while he is "riding". While the real riding scenes, especially in Armor, are done with real horses and often with stunt actors.
jappie348
where's that tiktok guy that overloads toys wth hi voltages when you need him
trelf
I will never recover from watching Elmo scream. 😆
NZSheeps
There was ... an incident.
yesdearmetoo
https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1ZXRzeW11ZXJ5dzNmMng1NTc2eThucDR2NDJiaDB4bmkxcnhlemZoNSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/VJySfk6435MWI/200w.webp
SarcasticComment
I wonder how many takes this took. would be really funny if they had to ask the crew for extra quarters
wobblecopterrrr
i just assume this was on her cv...
Kilo11
Are they lube compatible? Asking for an imgurian
imnotinthewitnessprotectionprogram
Must be from Enumclaw
TheLastBootyBender
MR HANDS NOOOO
wobblecopterrrr
StewedTomaters
I'm not an expert on Mr. Hands, but if there's one thing I'm sure of, it's that he's not on Imgur
smashpro1
Okay, Morty.
circlebreaker
smashpro1
https://youtu.be/vLCPW6MnTHo?si=CFHXMmXkA5H0eHiI
circlebreaker
BlastyMcBlastblast
@ElbowDeepInAHorse
MrOne2
https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1aDNobXVmNG1yOHRoZ3Z5d2J0Nm9kMmNpYmwzaGZyaDI4anVrOXE2NCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/Vnpmz5LgwKBLW/200w.webp Technology, stealing jobs from local horses ...
Alistairetheblu
ElbowDeepInAHorse
https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1ODU4ajEzOGRmcTN4a3NoYjJ4Y2dhdTZoZnlsOG1oOTU0ajVjdDM0aCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/acasCx5qkMtButSOiY/200w.webp
QuanticChaos
I love it when they squirm!
WillWasThere
napsmear
Ya, but they cant do this 😏
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NZSheeps
CrazyT2018
or this: https://imgur.com/3KiDUFd.mp4
Leaveittojebus
PackedCatMeowingPowerDensity
I love how gentle either actor is with the animal.
Sebastopol140
I didn't know there could be an uncanny valley for animals.
Copperbrat
They're beyond distracting for me. Filmmakers have used real animals for 100+ years. These coin-op kiddie rides look ridiculous.
tooomanystevesgotbanned
You think humans are not animals?
AvidApostate
Ya, their eyes are weird.
AvidApostate
And the necks are too thin.
bacononbacon
Thank you! https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTY1YjkxZmJlZDk3MHllYmlkbjYybXMzaTBpcGhuZzNqd3Q1YTU4NGVlbGxocjB5NiZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/5xtDarmwsuR9sDRObyU/200w.mp4
BladeRan
Good enough for out of focus or replaced by vfx but the lack of blinking makes it weird
mohavewolfpup
Mechanical (or digital) + eyes is where folks run off with uncanny valley logic
DexterDouglas
It's the lack of legs that gives it away.
jesuisgur
That's what a pug does to me. I'm not sure if it's alive or some kind of poor taste animatronics joke.
PackedCatMeowingPowerDensity
I think it is more a kind of "how are they alive? they must be sick, avoid, AVOID" thing.
salunatics
With my ignorance of real horses, unless I'm staring intentionally at the face it looks real to me.
Hashbrown123
Why the long face?
sometimesarobot
Good enough for background horses, probably not for main character close ups
Szwejkowski
Years ago, I saw an advert with an anamatronic beagle. It was a *very* good model. Too good. The instant I saw it, my lizard brain screamed ZOMBIE DOG and I recoiled in horror.
pareidoliaperson
Lay off the 8 days at Freddy's!
DdCno1
I'd love to see this zombeagle. Do you remember anything else about this ad?
Szwejkowski
You know, I can remember thinking at the time, 'Jesus, did they use a dead dog to make that thing?'
Midioto
Wallice and Gromet
Szwejkowski
I *think* it was for air freshener. Sometime in the 80s? UK.