The photographs were printed on 8 x 10 sheets, sepia-toned, and presented with ivory-toned mattes and walnut-stained mahogany frames. |
However, the special effects scenes were done with the mattes and you will lose information from the sides during those shots. |
There are lots of shots that look fuzzy or soft because of the use of mattes, and overall the serpent looks like he was sculpted out of Play-Doh. |
A couple of rough mattes here and there take the sheen off, but overall, everything looks good technically. |
Virtually inventing methods of composite mattes in film made the invisible man truly come alive and real. |
This included matte paintings, traveling mattes, rear projection, model work, and so on. |