Phil Tippet on stopmotion

Making of "Legend of the Guardians"

The Making of Disney's 'Sleeping Beauty' (1959)

From The Mind of Phil Tippett

Phil Tippett has just uploaded dozens of his early stop motion animations and behind the scenes clips to YouTube. Checkout them out on his new channel PhilsAttic.

Making of 'Clockwork Orange'

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Douglas Trumbul 2001 Documentary CANCELED

Evidently the highly anticipated  '2001: Beyond The Infinite' documentary headed up by Douglas Trumbull has been canceled by Warner Home Video. Below Trumbull talks about the situation in a July lecture at NIFF.

Watch more awesome footage on Trumbul's site here: http://douglastrumbull.com/videos

The Making of Superman (1978)

OFFF Paris 2010 Titles by The Mill

Some very cool graphic here by The Mill!

Full press --- OFFF Paris 2010 by The Mill (search by OFFF)


OFFF Paris 2010 Titles from OFFF on Vimeo.

Richard Williams - The Thief Who Never Gave Up (1982)

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"Industrial Light & Magic home movie" by David Berry 1976-1978

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Edward Scissorhands - Hollywood Backstories

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Interview with director Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese interview from the BBC (2003)

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Making of 'The Empire Strikes Back' (1981)

Christopher Doyle On Cinematography

Peter Ellenshaw - Art of Matte Painting

More at -- http://www.ellenshaw.com/

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Behind the Scenes of 'Red Tails'

More about the cameras and the production here: Canon DSLRs on RedTails




Lucasfilm's "Red Tails" on set Timelapse

The Making Of "Forced To Love"

Starlog Magazine 'Star Wars Preview' (1977)

I found a couple of old Starlog magazines at an antique shop in downtown Novato a while back. Thought this 'Star Wars Preview Issue' was pretty neat.

Syd Mead Interview

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The Making of "Marching Through Your Head"

Zeus "Marching Through Your Head"

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Bruce Lee Interview (1971)

David Lynch Interview

Filmmaker David Lynch from Texas Monthly Talks on Vimeo.

ESC Entertainment says good-bye...

Fun compilation of footage from ESC during the making of the 'Matrix Revolutions'.

STAR WARS MUSIC by JOHN WILLIAMS (1980) UK documentary

This is a fantastic rare documentary featuring John Williams during his scoring of 'The Empire Strikes Back' (1979-1980). The film also includes footage from 'Close Encounters Of The Third Kind', 'Superman', 'Towering Inferno' and others!

And for more interviews and special features check out
 // The Music Of John Williams via Animopus




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view here: STAR WARS MUSIC BY JOHN WILLIAMS Part 4


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Making of 'John Adams' (HBO)

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VFX of John Adams



A Closer Look: John Adams



Tour of the John Adams Set

A conversation with J.J. Abrams

Charlie Rose interviews J.J. Abrams (2009)





2006 Interview

Dick Smith Interview (2008)

 This is a fantastic interview with special effects makeup master Dick Smith! Also be sure to check out his website: Dick Smith Make-up

Excerpt from the LA Times:

Dick Smith brought the devil out of Linda Blair, transformed Marlon Brando into a jowly Mafia don and punked out Robert De Niro with a startling Mohawk. So what's next for the 86-year-old special effects makeup artist? How about a tribute from his friends and colleagues?
Smith's innovative work on "The Exorcist," "The Godfather," "Taxi Driver" and "Amadeus" (for which he won an Oscar) among others has had a huge influence on the field. "The state of the art of makeup effects wouldn't exist if it wasn't for Dick," says six-time Oscar-winner and Smith protege Rick Baker. "He's an extremely inventive guy who came up with a lot of techniques and materials we use today."
read the full article here:  LA Times: Special effects makeup artist Dick Smith


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Matte Paintings - Movie Magic Episode 8

History of Visual Effects 'The New Magicians'

 






This is a great documentary (made in the mid-80's) that covers some of the major milestones in VFX history. From the magic lantern, Metropolis, Melies, 2001, to Ellenshaw,  ILM, Apogee and Star Wars this film touches on them all. The resolution is pretty rough but it's still worth a look! (if anyone has any info on this film please feel free to share)


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Of Muppets and Men: The Making of 'The Muppet Show' (1981)

This is just awesome!! Great behind the scenes look at the making of 'The Muppet Show'!


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Alfred Hitchcock Interview (1973)

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The making of Disney's 'The Rescuers Down Under' (1990)

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"The Lift" Robert Zemeckis' First Student Film (1972)

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Making of 'Back To The Future Trilogy'

Who isn't a fan of 'Back To The Future' eh?! And has it really been 25 years?!!

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Back To The Future 25th Anniversary Q&A

Back To The Future 25th Anniversary Live Q&A featuring Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Claudia Wells, and James Tolkan. There's nothing really significant about this Q&A but it's still fun.


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Rick Baker Interview

This is a great interview with Rick Baker (6 Academy Awards). The audio has a bad panning from left to right though. Enjoy!


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NOVA: The Magic of Visual Effects (1984)

A 1984 documentary on FX for "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" , "Explorers", "Return of the Jedi", and "2010: Odyssey two"

 

Walter Cronkite Visits Industrial Light and Magic (1981)

Walter Cronkite visits ILM during the making of 'Empire Strikes Back'.

Battle Over 'Citizen Kane' (Orson Welles vs Hearst)

This is a fantastic documentary about the history and drama that surrounded 'Citizen Kane'. It gives deeper dimension to the movie and it's characters.

Creative Screenwriting Magazine PodCasts

There are some pretty cool podcasts on this blog. It's worth a look!


Creative Screenwriting Magazine PodCasts

TED TALK: James Cameron 'Before Avatar'

Behind The Scenes of 'Prep and Landing'

Making of 'Aliens'