tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post3124265174954453698..comments2024-03-27T23:06:28.849+13:00Comments on Matte Shot - a tribute to Golden Era special fx: Restless at Night: A Conversation With Matte Painter Mark SullivanNZPetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13863364769084676156noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-90036640618527177922023-03-09T20:48:19.556+13:002023-03-09T20:48:19.556+13:00Thanks for such an informative post. You have ment...Thanks for such an informative post. You have mentioned the amazing fact. your articles are always amazing. keep posting! <br /><a href="https://sparkysteps.com/" rel="nofollow"><b>Chicago Dog Walkers</b></a>Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15997341454965670541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-76292194636682299602022-12-14T21:10:08.000+13:002022-12-14T21:10:08.000+13:00Thanks for this info. TCIThanks for this info. <a href="https://thecelebrityinsider.com" rel="nofollow">TCI</a>BSFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05745662594340198146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-79742828711739496642021-10-09T11:19:59.252+13:002021-10-09T11:19:59.252+13:00Whatever happened with The Primevals?Whatever happened with The Primevals?Shiro Ga-Renhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03800691773230434438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-59911050444161344752018-06-12T16:21:52.256+12:002018-06-12T16:21:52.256+12:00Hello! I've been following your website for a ...Hello! I've been following your website for a long time <br />noww and finally got the bravery to go ahead and give you a shout out from Huffman Tx!<br /><br />Just wanted to say keep up the great job!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-72412640716063147102015-07-30T12:29:42.412+12:002015-07-30T12:29:42.412+12:00Hi, Mark - Carol and I used to watch old movies wi...Hi, Mark - Carol and I used to watch old movies with you in John "St's" basement in Columbus. It's great to see your fabulous accomplishments since your Olentangy Expressway starship short in the late '70's! <br /><br />- Steve Johnson (and Carol Schmidt, now Johnson)Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13099026072756438604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-61703649145587128132013-12-23T19:22:44.604+13:002013-12-23T19:22:44.604+13:00good workgood workAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07451765450625046218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-80398661691803127352013-11-23T21:05:48.320+13:002013-11-23T21:05:48.320+13:00Thanks Pete for an amazing interview with Mark and...Thanks Pete for an amazing interview with Mark and thanks Mark for taking the time to share so much of your wonderful workMike Petershttp://www.redworks.co.nznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-5468175323767998222013-11-22T19:45:41.754+13:002013-11-22T19:45:41.754+13:00Absolutely loved this interview. Brought back a l...Absolutely loved this interview. Brought back a lot of memories. Good times, good movies back then. Absolutely amazing work, Mark!Eric Tanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17822123123506879506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-11117258843010444552013-11-22T19:38:33.674+13:002013-11-22T19:38:33.674+13:00What a brilliant article! Thank you, Pete.Antique ...What a brilliant article! Thank you, Pete.<a href="http://www.perfectpicturelighting.com/antique-brass-lights-for-picture-frames.php" rel="nofollow">Antique Brass Picture Light</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13115941918048786551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-49672387903179785112013-11-22T12:02:44.889+13:002013-11-22T12:02:44.889+13:00I'm a big Mark Sullivan fan. It was such a thr...I'm a big Mark Sullivan fan. It was such a thrill for us in the ILM matte department when Mark came in to tackle a couple of shots for "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace".<br />Back when I worked with David Stipes, I would sit and study Mark's cavern paintings for "What Waits Below". On one of the paintings, he had painted in an area of light wrap/ atmospheric haze using a series of really fine, cross-hatched strokes, teaching me that even soft, diaphanous effects in a matte painting work well when rendered with a bit of texture in them.Rick Rischehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099343670647861471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-79118160058744050902013-11-22T11:18:25.631+13:002013-11-22T11:18:25.631+13:00This comment has been removed by the author.Rick Rischehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099343670647861471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-27245622725546888902013-11-14T19:27:13.504+13:002013-11-14T19:27:13.504+13:00Wonderful, and, I believe, historic article. I rea...Wonderful, and, I believe, historic article. I really hope you're saving all this stuff so it won't be lost. Digital has changed everything. For example, I used to work in film labs, processing things like SEINFELD. Well, we live in a dynamic universe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-16215229659315511752013-10-28T03:04:08.657+13:002013-10-28T03:04:08.657+13:00This comment has been removed by the author.opticalguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05332396506999451887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-25646666158807251732013-10-28T03:00:45.300+13:002013-10-28T03:00:45.300+13:00I was the "fly on the wall" (a VERY big ...I was the "fly on the wall" (a VERY big fly) when Mark got one of his first jobs in the business. He had shown his film HIGH RISE to David Stipes (it was an impressive short film) who told him that he hadn't anything for him right that moment BUT he called Jim Danforth and told him to check out this Sullivan guy. Mark fancied himself as a stop-motion animator but both Stipes and Danforth had the same "Holy shit!! Look at the paintings!!!!!" reaction. Jim Danforth says (and I would trust the accuracy of his account) that he could tell where his work on a painting ended and Mark's began. HOWEVER the first time he came back from lunch and looked at a painting he had started and Mark had then done some work on it it DID stop him in his tracks and he had to examine the painting VERY closely. Mark had always been "mister modest" and "mister easy-going" and "mister easy to get along with" that you forget how damned good he is. Hell he got along well with someone who was so difficult to deal with that I got an onscreen credit (for one measly shot) just because I DIDN'T punch the guy out. Both my boss and the producers were impressed by my restraint. <br /><br />The shots of his early stuff as a kid … Tuere Gott!! No wonder that after being around painting geniuses like Mark I put away my paints until my current (unwilling) retirement. opticalguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05332396506999451887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-11259807335562100442013-10-27T13:49:35.611+13:002013-10-27T13:49:35.611+13:00Excellent as always Pete (what's next ?). Mar...Excellent as always Pete (what's next ?). Mark's forest scenes have the feel of Kong's Island. I notice that Mark's paintings overall seem more finished than Albert Whitlock's or Peter Ellenshaw's - is that because the film stock in the 1980's had higher resolution ?Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-18256494909317154332013-10-25T03:54:27.140+13:002013-10-25T03:54:27.140+13:00Stunning article !!! Always loved Mark's work ...Stunning article !!! Always loved Mark's work !!!Andrew Glazebrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10561008286443964427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-65431528397158755902013-10-24T21:07:02.194+13:002013-10-24T21:07:02.194+13:00Excellent article! Merci beaucoup.Excellent article! Merci beaucoup.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07640039374803100937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-81466610342039732172013-10-24T21:06:46.675+13:002013-10-24T21:06:46.675+13:00Excellent article. Merci beaucoup !Excellent article. Merci beaucoup !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07640039374803100937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-91909710665231926862013-10-24T05:37:27.335+13:002013-10-24T05:37:27.335+13:00Mark! How the hell are ya? ---TedMark! How the hell are ya? ---Tedspfxtedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06661781398031415441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-68675010258980662352013-10-24T00:52:27.646+13:002013-10-24T00:52:27.646+13:00What a brilliant article! Thank you, Pete for shar...What a brilliant article! Thank you, Pete for sharing those precious 'matte moments' with us. To me, Mark Sullivan is the most talented and gifted matte painter living today. No doubt, he plays in the same league as Albert Whitlock. Absolutely fabulous stuff that doesn't draw attention to itself as long as it is part of the movie. But hanging on a wall it's just pure art. Every single shot breathes Marks genius. Guys, thank you both for this awe inspiring journey.<br />Kind regards, ThomasThomas Thiemeyerhttp://www.thiemeyer.denoreply@blogger.com