Labors of Hercules (1958)

Dir: Pietro Francisci
Cinematography: Mario Bava
Film Editing: Mario Serandrei
Art Direction: Flavio Mogherini
Dir Fotography FX: Mario Bava
Matte painting: Amedeo Gigli

Two matte paintings by  AmedeoGigli, filmed on location by Mario Bava

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Bava was also resposible of  filming miniatures. The image below right is a foreground miniature. The third image is a perspective trick with a man on a rubber suit over a table top miniature, close to camera properly aligned with the far away actor, creating the effect of a gigantic monster.

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