Matte Shot - a tribute to Golden Era & Traditional Special Effects

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.

Friday, 24 September 2010

The Epics - HELEN OF TROY matte shots: part seven of an ongoing series

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 Warner Brothers big 1955 European filmed epic HELEN OF TROY, who's sole selling point was a comely and young Bridget Bardot in slinky (...
Thursday, 23 September 2010

The Epics - Three Fox films matte shots - part six of an ongoing series

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An utterly sensational quad poster for a very dull film  In this continuing saga of epic movies and their matte shots I've combined s...
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Tuesday, 21 September 2010

The Epics - BEN HUR matte shots: Part five in an ongoing series

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I was tempted to cover THE TEN COMMANDMENTS here but have written extensively about those visual effects on earlier posts, in both the John ...
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