Event: Dennis Muren - Master of VFX (Nov 6-23rd Rafael Theater)

// Dennis Muren: Master of VFX 
Academy Award winning Visual Effects Master, Dennis Muren will present and discuss five films on which he worked and one classic that inspired him. This special program will show Thursdays and Sundays, beginning on Thursday November 6 with Terminator 2: Judgment Day and ending Sunday, November 23 with Star Wars: Episode 2 - Attack of the Clones


TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY  -- Thursday, November 6 - 7:00
Rare 35mm Print

THE EQUINOX -- Sunday, November 9  •  4:30

CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND  -- Thursday, November 13  •  7:00
Rare 35mm Print

THE THIEF OF BAGDAD   --  Sunday, November 16  •  4:30

AI ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE  -- Thursday, November 20  •  7:00

STAR WARS: EPISODE II – ATTACK OF THE CLONES  -- Sunday, November 23  •  4:30
*Rare, never-before-released 3d presentation

EVENT: The Art and Craft of Cinema with Randy Thom, Sound Designer // Berkely Art Museum

Thursday, November 21, 2013  7:00 p.m. 
Behind the Scenes: Randy Thom on Sound Design, 
followed by Wild at Heart
Two-time Academy Award recipient Randy Thom speaks on the art of sound design, and his own working experiences on films like Apocalypse Now, The Empire Strikes Back, The Right Stuff, and The Incredibles. Followed by David Lynch’s crazed neo-noir, Wild at Heart. (127 mins, plus presentation)

Also check out:

// 8 Tips for Making Your Film Sound Great from the Industry's Top Sound Designers via Indiewire

Tribute To RAY HARRYHAUSEN (Sept 08th)

If I was still in SF I'd already have a ticket for this!

Bay Area Film Events

Tribute To RAY HARRYHAUSEN

Documentary RAY HARRYHAUSEN: SPECIAL EFFECTS TITAN & The Golden Voyage of Sinbad

Saturday, Sep 08, 2012 7:00 PM PDT (6:30 PM Doors)
- Saturday, Sep 08, 2012 11:00 PM PDT
$15 //  Historic Bal Theatre, San Leandro, CA



Producer Tony Dalton will be live from London.  Guests of Honor for this show will be Academy Award Winning special effects artists Dennis Muren of Industrial Light & Magic, and Phil Tippett from Tippett Studios.
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