Still gives me chills, the way they used practical effects holds up today

That Exorcist shot still sends chills. The combination of practical effects and eerie atmosphere has made it a horror classic

That shot from The Exorcist is iconic, it influenced a generation of horror filmmakers with its eerie simplicity

What's fascinating about this shot is how it uses lighting to create tension... - did the crew use any unusual techniques to get that eerie feel?

That Exorcist shot is still giving me chills. The way practical effects were used to create such a terrifying scene really adds to the horror

'THE EXORCIST' shot this before the Steadicam existed: key grip Eddie Quinn hung a seat from ceiling tracks, and an electric hoist lifted operator Enrique Bravo up the stairwell in step with the actors. Since the camera saw almost 360°, Owen Roizman lit the whole stairwell through a muslin ceiling so the rig cast no shadows.

Whoa that shot still gives me chills! The way they used practical effects to create the eerie atmosphere was genius

I was likely so tense with fear, I never gave a thought to how they shot this.

Wow, that shot from The Exorcist still gives me chills. I've always wondered how they achieved the eerie atmosphere, was it mostly lighting or camera angles?