Hello there folks. I know it’s been an eternity since one of these substantial and value for money(!) blog posts on all great things matte related, but I have had other things to do, such as home renovation work after the destructive cyclone and floods here last January (yes, it took 7 months for the damned insurance to come through… with 50’000 odd claims, most far more serious than ours!)
That aside, as mentioned ad nauseam over the fourteen or so years that these bloggings have been rolling off the cyber presses, I’ve just got to be in the exact mood to tackle ’em. It’s a matter of waking up and the somewhat rusty brain issuing instructions that ‘Today, is indeed the day’. I could never work to a ‘deadline’ type scenario…. simply does not compute I’m afraid.
Anyway, here we are, and what a ‘bumper issue’ as the saying goes that I have for rabid fans of traditional painted mattes, miniatures and old hand made cel animated gags that we all love so much (if you aren’t a lover of this stuff, then this blog most definitely ain’t for you!) None of that CGI crap here. It’s all old style roll-your-sleeves-up, hand made, sweat-off-the-brow, gut instinct movie magic, just how they used to do it, and we just loved it…
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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.