Hello again friends and olde timey matte and trick shot enthusiasts. It’s that time again for a trip through the cinematic museum of movie wizardry and creativity from the pre-computer era. I call this my mid-winter blockbuster, as it is that particular season right now where I am, and what better time than to dust off a multitude of visual effects wonders to feast your eyes upon. Seriously.
Well, what have we got? An overlooked disaster epic from long ago; A CinemaScope lightweight medieval costumer; A pair of eighties flicks about teens with special abilities; A long forgotten football hero melodrama; Not one, but two (count ’em, 2) movies about salty old whale hunters; A tribute piece to matte artist Alan Maley; Some more dazzling and extremely rare Matthew Yuricich painted mattes that have never been seen before; Another example of fascinating Whitlock trickery; Some Abbott & Costello craziness; An All Time Hall-of-Fame Matte from 90 years ago, and more!!!…
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A Tribute to Golden Era Special FX
This blog is intended primarily as a tribute to the inventiveness and ingenuity of the craft of the matte painter during Hollywoods’ Golden Era. 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.