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Author Topic: Stan Winston --Special Effects Guru has passed away at 62. Bill Gabel Film God Posts: 3873 From: Technicolor / Postworks NY, USA Registered: Jan 2002 posted 06-16-2008 03:40 PM                     Stan Winston passed away Sunday from cancer he was 62 years old. Some of his work: Aliens Terminator 2 Jurassic Park Iron Man AI Big Fish Congo Predator Predator 2 End of Days Edward Scissorhands Batman Returns Pearl Harbor Interview with the Vampire  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 06-16-2008 03:46 PM                  Great talent...I enjoyed his work and art. So young to pass. RIP  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 06-16-2008 08:04 PM                        Now here's a "celebrity" death that actually makes me pretty sad. He was very inventive and creative to find ways to come up with what he did. Why are a lot of these people only dying in their 60's?  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 06-17-2008 08:40 AM                     Stan Winston's work on Aliens blew me away. It seemed difficult to top H.R. Giger's original monster design, but I think the queen alien did just that. It took more than 20 operators to bring the monster to "life" but Winston's team did a great job. Winston's T-Rex in Jurassic Park was another great accomplishment. Winston's practical visual effects work was so realistic that even in these days of everything being CGI, his methods were still a better alternative for a lot of shots. Winston is definitely going to be missed -especially on any upcoming Spielberg or Cameron project in need of any practical visual effects.  |  IP: Logged Christopher Duvall Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 500 From: Denver, CO Registered: Dec 1999 posted 06-18-2008 02:40 AM                     Way too sad. I met him about nine years at a film festival. He was really cool and signed ALIENS, PREDATOR, THE THING for me. Afterward, I took a picture with him holding a face hugger. Way too young to go. I just hope his studio keeps doing practical effects and avoids CGI...  |  IP: Logged

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