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I came home from an exciting first day on Shrek to the sad news that legendary SFX artist Stan Winston has lost his battle with cancer.
Mr. Winston's LA studio created ingenious effects work, creatures, and animatronics, everything from the titular apparati of Edward Scissorhands to the Alien Queen to his most recent, the Iron Man armor. His workshop produced mindblowing stuff of unparalleled quality, and Mr. Winston was the recipient of four Oscars. I don't know anyone who works in entertainment production who wasn't completely floored by Winston's creativity, skill, artisanship, and artistry.
The LA Times has a slide show of images of his best-known work.
We've truly lost a master of his art.
Mr. Winston's LA studio created ingenious effects work, creatures, and animatronics, everything from the titular apparati of Edward Scissorhands to the Alien Queen to his most recent, the Iron Man armor. His workshop produced mindblowing stuff of unparalleled quality, and Mr. Winston was the recipient of four Oscars. I don't know anyone who works in entertainment production who wasn't completely floored by Winston's creativity, skill, artisanship, and artistry.
The LA Times has a slide show of images of his best-known work.
We've truly lost a master of his art.
