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Bill Gabel
Film God

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From: Technicolor / Postworks NY, USA
Registered: Jan 2002


 - posted 06-16-2008 03:40 PM      Profile for Bill Gabel   Email Bill Gabel   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
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

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Phil Hill
I love my cootie bug

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From: Hollywood, CA USA
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 - posted 06-16-2008 03:46 PM      Profile for Phil Hill   Email Phil Hill       Edit/Delete Post 
Great talent...I enjoyed his work and art. So young to pass.

RIP

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Joe Redifer
You need a beating today

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From: Denver, Colorado
Registered: May 99


 - posted 06-16-2008 08:04 PM      Profile for Joe Redifer   Author's Homepage   Email Joe Redifer   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
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?

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Bobby Henderson
"Ask me about Trajan."

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 - posted 06-17-2008 08:40 AM      Profile for Bobby Henderson   Email Bobby Henderson   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
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.

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Christopher Duvall
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Denver, CO
Registered: Dec 1999


 - posted 06-18-2008 02:40 AM      Profile for Christopher Duvall   Email Christopher Duvall   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
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...

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