A Salute
I’ve written much here in the past on selected effects films such as the amazing THE RAINS CAME and IN OLD CHICAGO among others, produced under the headship of the legendary special effects pioneer Fred Sersen at Darryl F.Zanuck’s flagship 20th Century Fox. What follows is a photographic celebration of the creativity and inventiveness of the special photographic effects department at Fox from the twenties up into the seventies, by which time the effects department had closed and all such work was being farmed out to independent contractors and boutique effects houses.
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This blog is intended as a tribute to the ingenuity of the traditional matte painter where movie magic was created entirely by hand. Some of the shots will amaze in their grandeur and epic quality while others will surprise in their ‘invisibility’ to even the sophisticated viewer. I hope this collection will serve as an appreciation of the artform and both casual visitors and those with a specialist interest may benefit, enjoy and be amazed at skills largely unknown today
I have gone further back into the archives of Matte Shot – A Tribute to Golden Era Special FX to feature even more articles from this great site, so I hope you enjoy this wonderful journey we’re on together.
PJ Max
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