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Sad Day for Movie Fans Everywhere
When I heard that Tim Russert had died, I was bummed because he seemed like such a genuine guy and really knew his stuff.
Now comes word that a legend who was the last of his breed has died.
Stan Winston, the special effects genius behind Terminator, Jurassic Park, Aliens, Predator and just about any movie over the last 30 years that had amazing creatures in it died last night of cancer. He was 62.
He was a combination of Ray Harryhausen who did stop motion animation such as the old Sinbad movies of the 70s and Clash of the Titans, and Rick Baker the makeup guy who did American Werewolf in London and Michael Jackson's Thriller.
He made incredible creatures come to life through makeup, full sized models, and miniatures.
Pretty much every major special effects leader working today trained under him at some point.
I just hope that some of his followers and his studio will continue to make "real world" effects, and not fully convert over to CGI.
His final masterpieces were the Iron Man suits used in the movie.
Sad, tragic, and just awful news.
At least his body is no longer in pain.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Winston
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Jun 16, 2008 4:29 PM
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Hey Darclyte. Thanks for the info.
Stan Winston was always one of my favorite "creators" in the business & he always came across as a genuinely nice man. I loved watching interviews with him, especially the ones where he would let the viewers in on his effects secrets.
My condolences to his family & friends. He will be greatly missed.
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Jun 16, 2008 4:58 PM
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It's sad when a whole generation of icons are leaving us...
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Jun 16, 2008 5:19 PM
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