tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post3540537335052556942..comments2024-03-27T23:06:28.849+13:00Comments on Matte Shot - a tribute to Golden Era special fx: Cinema Goes to War - mattes and miniatures in war picturesNZPetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13863364769084676156noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-16973077631293047452020-12-23T07:59:49.341+13:002020-12-23T07:59:49.341+13:00This was really interesting! Thanks for the great ...This was really interesting! Thanks for the great pictures and descriptions!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16346204482788467058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-70652813170056780292017-05-07T11:45:47.698+12:002017-05-07T11:45:47.698+12:00Thank you very much for putting all this together....Thank you very much for putting all this together. I didn't know anything about the concept of Matt paintings in movies until I looked up Matthew Yuricich after watching Logan's Run. It's all quite amazing.If I only knewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13816659790922604256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-988056347990221202012-11-12T17:30:34.787+13:002012-11-12T17:30:34.787+13:00Excellent site! Great pix (too bad some of them we...Excellent site! Great pix (too bad some of them weren't higher rez though)!Jim Smallhttp://www.smallartworks.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-10025967170050054022012-06-22T10:10:27.701+12:002012-06-22T10:10:27.701+12:00Damned Blogger system again!!
I just took a loo...Damned Blogger system again!! <br />I just took a look at my War Films article out of interest and noticed (as often is the case) that a HUGE number of my original article/photos are missing! The blog should be well over double this length and much has 'dropped off' the article!!!!!! VERY bloody irritating, especially as I put so much time into these things. <br />When I get a spare 'day' I'll try to resurrect the 50 or so LOST frames.<br /><br />PeterNZPetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13863364769084676156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-59428427576202294942012-02-22T12:22:05.792+13:002012-02-22T12:22:05.792+13:00Yes me too.... of all the Peter Jackson projects p...Yes me too.... of all the Peter Jackson projects post Lord of the Rings, THIS has to be my most eagerly anticipated as well.... but it keeps getting pushed back. <br /><br />Apparently a fair chunk of the effects work was shot at WETA a few years back with just the 'story' to be shot now... or so I'm told.<br /><br />PeterNZPetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13863364769084676156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-89942037367685800662012-02-22T08:49:56.584+13:002012-02-22T08:49:56.584+13:00great work - watched Dam Busters yesterday for the...great work - watched Dam Busters yesterday for the first time and I'm very excited about the remake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-11511355027530147752010-12-27T12:55:51.629+13:002010-12-27T12:55:51.629+13:00Hi there Michelle
What a wonderful 'gift'...Hi there Michelle<br /><br />What a wonderful 'gift' to have you add a comment to my blog. I am indeed an epic fan of your grandfather's work - truly one of the greats in cinematic trick shots and a man whose achievements still astound me.<br /><br />I'd love to hear from you about Fred should you wish to email me.... I'd be very appreciative to chat with you.<br /><br />Check my blog again in a few days as I have a big Sersen double bill in the final stages with Fred's Oscar winning THE RAINS CAME and his (should have won an Oscar but they weren't doing fx awards then) IN OLD CHICAGO.<br /><br />Kindest regards<br /><br />PeterNZPetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13863364769084676156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-53872363602240550132010-12-23T13:26:53.214+13:002010-12-23T13:26:53.214+13:00I want to thank you Pete, for all of your amazing ...I want to thank you Pete, for all of your amazing effort and heartfelt work ~ this blog is indeed "book~worthy" ! In that I am Fred Sersen's (only) granddaughter, I have been perusing all of the reference's to 'granddaddies" work today, and learning alot in the process. Kudos!!!Michelle Anderson Van Fleetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-21044422832396816942010-11-13T00:37:25.526+13:002010-11-13T00:37:25.526+13:00I think you may be right on that. I've never ...I think you may be right on that. I've never seen the Mitchum nor Tracy films but did see the rather poor Spielberg one. I'll amend that caption.<br /> <br />Thanks,<br />PeterNZPetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13863364769084676156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-88031422021258862582010-11-12T20:32:04.281+13:002010-11-12T20:32:04.281+13:00The photos attributed to "The story of GI Joe...The photos attributed to "The story of GI Joe", I think are actually from "A Guy named Joe" the Spencer Tracy movie that Spielberg remade as "Always"number1http://modelshipsinthecinema.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-77156155005498539582010-10-22T21:16:14.160+13:002010-10-22T21:16:14.160+13:00Brilliant article David! This is a wonderful walk ...Brilliant article David! This is a wonderful walk thru some fantastic work.<br />I'm so glad you mentioned Dambusters; not only as a fascinating story from WW2, but so nicely done with the miniature sets and matte paintings. Sadly, it is a difficult DVD to locate here in the US, due to an unfortunate naming of the squadron's dog mascot... but worth hunting down.<br />I'm going back and re-reading this again... fantastic stuff!Motionmonknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-7868332997299763892010-10-20T15:34:44.027+13:002010-10-20T15:34:44.027+13:00Hi Ivan
Yep, the same effects people on both - Cl...Hi Ivan<br /><br />Yep, the same effects people on both - Clifford Stine on photographic effects, Ross Hoffman on matte photography, Millie Winebrenner on rotoscope duties, Russ Lawsen painting the mattes and most probably Frank Tipper on the cell animation.NZPetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13863364769084676156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-51790328705076951912010-10-20T06:17:14.364+13:002010-10-20T06:17:14.364+13:00Another incredible post; thanks, Pete!
BTW, a lon...Another incredible post; thanks, Pete!<br /><br />BTW, a long time ago I noticed that the explosions in "To Hell and Back" were very similar to those in "This Island Earth." Being that they were both Universal pictures, I figured the same in-house FX crew worked on them. <br /><br />Keep up the great work!<br />--IvanIvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16443946766217092846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-82145186915635884672010-10-19T17:48:21.532+13:002010-10-19T17:48:21.532+13:00I've wondered that myself. There are 3 simila...I've wondered that myself. There are 3 similar views around that part of the film and I tend to go along with miniature split screen. The light and very slight depth of field in the focus tends to suggest 'model' to me.NZPetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13863364769084676156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-79494333350149059842010-10-19T10:25:21.746+13:002010-10-19T10:25:21.746+13:00In the Von Ryan photo, is the cliff face a paintin...In the Von Ryan photo, is the cliff face a painting or a model (the one with the train/bridge on the right side) ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-70218144626862997292010-10-18T21:54:47.860+13:002010-10-18T21:54:47.860+13:00Best post yet Pete.
Keep up the good work.Best post yet Pete.<br /><br />Keep up the good work.Peter Noblehttp://www.tombsofkobol.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-51926636471953392232010-10-17T09:00:27.329+13:002010-10-17T09:00:27.329+13:00Great blog, very instructive. I enjoy reading it e...Great blog, very instructive. I enjoy reading it each week, thank you for your excellent work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-27879714059524165092010-10-16T17:39:26.052+13:002010-10-16T17:39:26.052+13:00Hi and thanks to both Marlon and the curious indiv...Hi and thanks to both Marlon and the curious individual named (by his folks?) after a car engine ;)<br /><br />I am so pleased to receive such feedback, as I sometimes think I'm in a very small minority of guys who really dig this stuff. I'm always afraid of overdoing it. My own 'blogger' sons tell me I'm "out of control" and "blogs should be short and sweet with one or two pics, max"..... One or two pics, indeed!!! As it is I pull stuff at the last minute to keep it 'reasonable'.<br /><br />Sooner or later the blogspot outfit are bound to call me and say "we've got no more freaking space left...go away!" :)<br /><br />PeterNZPetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13863364769084676156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-33308085602260440252010-10-16T13:16:36.402+13:002010-10-16T13:16:36.402+13:00Your blog is "Book Worthy" and the photo...Your blog is "Book Worthy" and the photos are incredible. You blog is in the top 5 I check daily reading past posts in the last couple of weeks. The amount of detail put in by you on people whose very job demanded just that, detail has been greatly informative on a subject I’ve always found fascinating since I was a kid reading “Star-log and Cine-magic “ magazines. Keep up the good work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063592677187148799.post-30827919330007514072010-10-16T02:54:31.679+13:002010-10-16T02:54:31.679+13:00My favourite post of yours yet. Exhaustively compi...My favourite post of yours yet. Exhaustively compiled. Thank you sir.<br /><br />MarlonMarlon Reidnoreply@blogger.com