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MATTE PAINTING

Matte painting is now done digitally on computer, but it used to be done by hand-painting on glass. An example of traditional matte painting is shown, in a scene from The Age of Innocence[Martin Scorsese, 1993].

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Albert Whitlockwon Academy Awards for his work on Earthquake[Mark Robson, 1974] and The Hindenburg[1975]. In The Hindenburg, his painting on glass of the huge zeppelin was so detailed that the illusion of flight was done by merely moving his glass painting past the camera! Albert’s work can be seen in films as varied as The Andromeda Strain[Robert Wise, 1971], Slaughterhouse Five[George Roy Hill, 1972], The Man Who Would Be King[John Huston, 1975], and The Blues Brothers[John Landis, 1980].

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An exceptional special-effects cameraman and a superb matte artist respectively, Bill Taylor (on left) and Syd Dutton worked with Albert Whitlock for many years. They formed Illusion Arts when Whitlock retired. They are pictured with in-house producer Catherine Sudolcan.

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A painting on glassby Syd Dutton and Robert Stromberg, showing the interior of a grand train station.

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A live-action sceneshot on a set with actor Daniel Day-Lewis.

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The finished shotwith the live-action seamlessly inserted into the painting on an optical printer.

MINIATURES

The War of the Worlds  [Byron Haskin, 1953]

Special-effects technicians on the miniature set on stage at Paramount Studios prepare the Martian war machines for another attack.

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The Monster Makers[ Book Contents]

The Land Unknown  [Virgil W. Vogel, 1957]

Technicians prepare a shot of a dinosaur in the water tank on stage. Notice the painted backdrop and prop trees made to scale to give the illusion of depth. In the finished film, this dinosaur is gigantic and dwarfs the superimposed actors.

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Table of Contents

How to Use this eBook

Foreword

Introduction

Vampires

Vampires

In Conversation: Christopher Lee

Werewolves

Werewolves

An American Werewolf in London

In Conversation: Joe Dante

Mad Scientists

Mad Scientists

In Conversation: David Cronenberg

Zombies

Zombies

In Conversation: Sam Raimi

Ghosts

Ghosts

Mummies

Mummies

In Conversation: Guillermo Del Toro

Myths, Legends, & Fairy Tales

Myths, Legends, & Fairy Tales

In Conversation: Ray Harryhausen

Dragons & Dinosaurs

Dragons & Dinosaurs

Monstrous Apes

Monstrous Apes

In Conversation: Rick Baker

Nature’s Revenge

Nature’s Revenge

Atomic Mutations

Atomic Mutations

The Devil’s Work

The Devil’s Work

In Conversation: John Carpenter

Space Monsters

Space Monsters

Monstrous Machines

Monstrous Machines

Human Monsters

Human Monsters

The Monster Makers

Monster Makers

Monster Directors

Make-up Artists

Monster Designers

Stop-motion Animation

Matte Painting

Miniatures

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