Total Recall: The Best of Stan Winston
Summary
With the passing of Oscar-winning makeup and special effects artist Stan Winston, RT decided to take a closer look at one of Hollywood's most innovative and influential behind-the-scenes figures, a man whose work changed the way that the movie industry brought special effects magic to the screen. Back to Article
With the passing of Oscar-winning makeup and special effects artist Stan Winston, RT decided to take a closer look at one of Hollywood's most innovative and influential behind-the-scenes figures, a man whose work changed the way that the movie industry brought special effects magic to the screen. Back to Article
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on Jun 18 2008 06:16 PM Man! Guy was a genius...! (Reply to this) |
on Jun 18 2008 07:13 PM It'a shame he passed away... Those were good days when the special effects were made in plastic and not looked like plastic... (Reply to this) |
on Jun 18 2008 08:12 PM He will definately live out in our hearts as a film legend. (Reply to this) |
on Jun 18 2008 08:46 PM In reply to this comment (#1799620) Yeah I miss that. When it was good old fashion make up and stuntwrok instead of CGI. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 18 2008 09:37 PM I completely agree with you Dioeni. It's a shame he died while Terminator: Salvation was still being made. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 19 2008 06:05 AM i remember watching my laserdisc for JURASSIC PARK (i'm dating myself) and my friend's wife commented that "spielberg is a genius... the guy created dinosaurs." i quickly corrected her: "stan winston created dinosaurs... spielberg just told them what to do." i good example is i believe there is only six minutes of cgi footage in JURASSIC PARK... everything else is stan. people talk about how fake effects look but movies are more than that. i'll take bad effects and a good story over great effects and a bad story every day and twice on a sunday. what stan did was marry the two flawlessly. i defy anyone to point out the flaw in IRON MAN and what's practical and what's cgi. people complain about HULK but the problem (which i have none) isn't sloppy cgi... it's just that cgi hasn't caught up with w (Reply to this) |
on Jun 19 2008 07:01 AM In reply to this comment (#1800422) "it's just that cgi hasn't caught up with Stan." Amen, brother. ..and there are those of us who remember laserdiscs.. (I had a friend who lost quite a bit of money investing...) While there will always be those that rise to the occasion and show us something we've never seen before, I will not be surprised if it is a long time before anyone like Stan Winston comes along. (Reply to this) |
on Jun 19 2008 08:58 AM There are a lot of people who can create crazy creatures and fabulous effects in their mind. It's another thing entirely to be able to actually create it physically. Stan Winston did just that. Anything that was inside his head, he could eventually bring to fully realized life. The man was simply a genius. Nothing else can be said. He will be missed. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 19 2008 09:11 AM Brilliant guy, he will be missed. People always rant about how great the CGI was in Jurassic Park, not realizing that most of the shots that look photorealistic are practical effects and not computer generated. AI had some astounding visuals, but it was such a wasted opportunity. The craftsmanship in that is just amazing, but the movie is ruined by an awful script, really a shame it could have been brilliant but ended up a mess. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 19 2008 09:17 AM R.I.P. Stan Winston He changed the way effects are created for the big screen. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 19 2008 02:13 PM OKAY!!!!! ROB BOTTIN DID THE WORK IN THE THING!!!!!!!!! AS WELL AS THE FOG!!!!!! ROB BOTTIN!!!!!!!! not Stan Winston!!!! (Reply to this) |
on Jun 19 2008 08:28 PM In reply to this comment (#1801372) @MacLeoD39 - Look up The Thing (1982) on IMDb; Stan Winston is listed under the Full cast and crew for "additional makeup effects". :( It's extremely sad to lose such a great artist, but his art lives on in the movies he worked on. (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 20 2008 03:21 AM It's a shame. He also created the monsters in the video game The Suffering. There was supposed to be a movie adaptation of the game where he was to design the actual creatures used in the film, but I don't see it being made after his (Reply to this) |
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on Jun 20 2008 01:31 PM In reply to this comment (#1801815) okay i feel very dumb lol i never knew that Stan Winston had anything to do with The Thing it's one of my all time favorite movies I just never paid close attention to the credits!! thanks for the info!!!! (Reply to this) |
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