Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Stan Winston, R. I. P.

Effects master Stan Winston dies - Entertainment News, Film News, Media - Variety: "Stan Winston, Oscar-winning special effects master who designed the dinosaurs for 'Jurassic Park' and the look of 'The Terminator,' died Sunday evening at his Malibu home. He was 62.

The Oscar and Emmy-winning f/x and makeup designer died after a seven-year struggle with multiple myeloma, according to a representative from Stan Winston Studio.

Winston, who set the industry standard for robotic/animatronic creatures and prosthetic makeup, won four Oscars: a visual effects Oscar for 1986's 'Aliens,' visual effects and makeup Oscars for 1992's 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' and a visual effects Oscar for 1993's 'Jurassic Park,' for which he created animatronic dinosaurs that complemented the film's digitally animated creatures."

Thanks to Doc Quatermass for the link.

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