r/SCP • u/darkmathfilms • 11h ago
Crafts/Cosplay How we made the SCRAMBLE goggles for the 096 film
Hey everyone, in honor of us shooting 096 SEVEN YEARS AGO now, we wanted to share a bit about making the iconic SCRAMBLE Goggles.
After sketching out some ideas, Nathaniel started with ski goggles and used cheap mobile phone lenses to create the optics. He didn’t yet own a 3d printer, and chose to work with foam clay to form a base that the lenses could literally screw into.
We needed to have at least three picture-ready scrambies, so the form couldn’t be too complex. Each piece of foam clay also had to be sanded, primed, and painted.
To finish the design off, we added a plate of EVA foam to stretch across the top of the goggles, hiding any inconsistencies of the foam clay and visually bridging the goggles and the helmet. As a finishing touch, we added the sawed off the heads of machine screws and a few more EVA ridges.
Ultimately, we made three picture-ready models, and used space lenses to made three more background-ready models for use on extras far from the cameras focus.
Thank you for reading, and if you like what you see, please consider donating to or sharing the Kickstarter for SCP Academy Part 002 so we can make even more cool stuff for you!
096 Directed by Klay Abele
Cinematography by Eliott Acevedo
BTS pictures by ThoseInMotion/Lauryn Halahurich