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Published: 2006-09-09 06:19:07 +0000 UTC; Views: 15486; Favourites: 69; Downloads: 692
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The Ghost Rider is coming... but honestly I'm not scared with that skull... but that's just me.I grabbed the original image from the wallpaper section of the site, and my prefernce for GR is he should be near demonic and nasty. I don't know whose skull they used but the size doesn't strike me as realistic. Is that Nic Cage's actual skull? y'know modeled from catscans or x-rays... does anyone know?
Anyway, i edited the skull ... you can have your bit of fun as well by using the liquify filter (something like KPT goo) in photoshop CS...
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Your edit is a little better.
Although the effects in the film are good i don't think there great.
The skull in the film was very "3d" and didn't really look real at all.
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yeah your edit looks way better.....but the original is actually nicolas cage's skull....(well they modified the eye sockets so that it would look more mad) but from the eyes down it's his skull
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am i blind? i dont see the difference at all! i see 2 identical pic's! i must be blind...
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Not that much of a difference between the pics but I admit your edited picture does look a bit more demonic...
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it is nic cages actual skull, but urs looks a hell of a lot better
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I do believe I read somewhere that it was, in fact, Nic Cage's skull used to make the ghost skull.
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wow urs is much better than the original one congratulation on this work,they must take a look to ur idea
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galing. parang spot the difference..simple details that make something quite right
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I Like you version of the ghost rider skull, i think the reason why the original skull is no so scary its because the idea is to do a real human skull, the human skull donΒ΄t have the "eyes" like that, but aii its a movie, a really cool movie lol
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i actually read from the GR site that they actually took pics, scanned his head, so they could get the skull as realistic as possible.
but of course, some angles from the movie just didnt look right at all -_- but, yeah, greated editing
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yeh... i read in a magazine that they made nicolas cage wear all these scan thingers on his face so they could make his skull and put it on the computer and shtuff.
Thats a little freaky isnt that, seeing your own skull engulfed in flame...
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Oh you would be afraid if he stood in fron of ya.
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The more I look at the original skull the more I see Cage's face in it. Freaky, that might actually be modelled off of him. Maybe they should have cast someone else .. *cough*
Definitely not intimidating in the original, you have an amazing eye for adjustment.
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Your version is MUCH better. You are right in all of your changes. But yeah, to answer your question, they did use a real skull and they scanned Nicolas to create it because they had to melt off his face to expose the skull, and vice versa. The director said so at the panel I sat in at WizardWorld Texas back in Nov. 
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ngayon ko lang to nakita......waaaaa!
eh bungo ni nicholas cage yung nasa original kaya parang iba.....hahahaha!
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yup, looks WAY better than the first. good work dude
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yeah you definitely put some menace in the eyes. graphics for this movie look fake to me, i figure it'll suck, i'm suprised people are still giving the director work after dd flopped (even though it wasn't bad)
the worst thing is - how long ago did pirates come out and do skulls perfectly? if they left a lil fleah on and did some burning eyeballs so it could emote...
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The edited one looks way better!
One other thing that would need improving in the movie (based on the trailers i have seen) is the way he turns into the Ghost Rider. Right now, Nicholas Cages skin just starts to emit smoke and suddenly its like *puff* and hes Ghost Rider. What i would rather like to see, is his skin starting to burn and peel, and his eyes shrivel in their sockets... until he looks like ghost rider. wouldnt that be cool
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I think there is one sequence like that, where he' skin starts to peel off... and another where he kind off wipes away his face with his burning hands... I could be wrong on the last one.
But still in my last look it doesn't look like Nic's skull... more like a skull that would be recognizable as Nic Cage, but not necessarily his skull (if it were CAT scanned)... just a thought... If I'm wrong so be it
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Your's is better. The original does sort of resembel Nicholas Cage... But yeah, 2nd is definitely more scary.
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Looks like you tilted his head, but it made all the difference. Once again movies should reach out to fans for ideals.
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I can understand everyone's feelings about the skull. Hell, when I draw the Rider (daily) I tend to make his eye sockets look to be full of rage and violence as well. It looks real good on paper. But in the comics, it's easier to make a skull seem more pliable than it is (or isn't, rather). On screen it would come off as more than impossible, and no matter how much belief you suspend to get into the film (he is a walking, talking, vengenace distributing leatherclad hellcycle riding flaming skeleton after all) the director and producers felt the pliable skull was going overboard.
But the film will not be lost to all emotions as it is. The fire will now express the Rider's emotions, rather than his brow/eye sockets. Sadness = blue flames (actually looks much better now that post is more complete), anger = white hot flames, etc. It should come off fine on the film.
The skull is Cage's. And no, it's not a mask, but CGed on. The skull, when you look at the newest trailer, is smaller than what his head would be since the skin/muscle/fat/blood has all burned away in the transfermation (which looks violent and painful). Again, in the comics drawing the skull too small would very off and unbalance the character. The film is going to make this as realistic as possible, so the skull itself will be to scale to Nick's head.
And for those who are disappointed with Nick being on the film, know that he's been tied to the film since 1999, and is a considerably rabid fan of the character, even having the Rider as a tattoo. He is very dedicated to the role, and even though a touch older than what Blaze should be, he's said to have done the role justice. I'll save my opinion for opening day, but I won't put it past him to put on a good performance.
That's what's up with the film. Bit of a fanatic (my DA page is proof).
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Your Ghost Rider looks far better, but then, Few people REALLY know what Ghost Rider is, or who he serves. It AIN'T the evil one.
Adonai Yeshua enjoys the irony ya know!
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No, I didn't want the skull to be pliable or malleable or able to smile and frown. I wouldn't want that skull to be Skeletor from the old movie, that would be weird. I think nobody wants that to happen. I just found the skull not that intimidating.
That's good that they reduced the size because it really looked like a prosthetic mask to me
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I can't believe that a very small modification can make such big difference!!
I used to think the same, that this skull was kind of a "good boy's face", it should be your way...
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yeah, i agree with you, i saw the trailer and was not amused.. too weak.. ghost rider is a badass.. and the skull i think just looks wayy too fake
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is that a particular vista visual style? where did you get it?
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Ow yeah!
That's much better!
I'm skared, but not with the skull, but because I think that this movie might be a disaster... just like a bunch of other ones...
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Ghost Rider is fantastic and your change looks good. As with any of my comic book movies that I love nothing is ever perfect so I never go into them expecting the best, just something really good. So far things look really good, so I hope it stays that way or gets better. Well done.
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I love how you got a very good knack on spotting details and correct them. Just like you did on THE THING's face.
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Your edit is a major improvement. The original looks amateurish.
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i like it more than the original also but i think it is modeled to look like nick cage. . i mean if you look at it you can see his facial features. . .but yeh i think yurs looks much cooler.
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yeah it would be logical to use his skull, since after all he is playing the protagonist. So the consequences of changing the skull would be replacing the actor
Nick fans will kill me.
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hheh well i dont like him all that much. . . .CHANGE AWAY!
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I have to say I like your skull much better. the skull they are using looks almost like the chin is attached to the neck. While the smaller skull you are using really reflects the comic more accurately.
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I admit, your version is closer what I can call frightening and anyway something IS odd with that skull
Below the eyes place, that bone part is tooooo big... hopefully you made it better 
This is a WAY better idea I think... lol
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unfortunately, suggesting this skull to the film guys would mean getting rid of the lead actor. LOL
people are saying it's based on Nic Cage's skull
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Ok, I haven't said anything
but, Still, I guess your version is amazing
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I agree with 's remark. Your edit makes it more demonic and cool but the original seems to be likw what you've said maybe a cat scan of Nic Cage's skull. Nick's head is long. Here is a sample pic. [link]
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it could also be a mask... since it's unusually large... or I'm looking at it wrong
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