Season 1

Episodes • 1994

Neil Ross
Creature Makeup: Masks and Mirrors

1. Creature Makeup: Masks and Mirrors

30 min

Prosthetic molds, masks, and makeup with an emphasis on the 1994 fantasy/comedy, Cabin Boy.

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Optical Effects: Optical Illusions

2. Optical Effects: Optical Illusions

30 min

How optical shots are composited with an emphasis on the 1983 George Lucas film, Return of the Jedi.

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Creature Articulation: The Art of Imitation

3. Creature Articulation: The Art of Imitation

30 min

Creature models and miniatures with an emphasis on the 1993 Roger Corman film, Carnosaur.

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Miniature Pyrotechnics: Baby Blasts

4. Miniature Pyrotechnics: Baby Blasts

30 min

Pyrotechnics with an emphasis on the 1993 Sylvester Stallone film, Cliffhanger.

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Forced Perspective: Eye of the Beholder

5. Forced Perspective: Eye of the Beholder

30 min

Forced perspective trickery with an emphasis on the 1993 Christopher Guest remake of Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman.

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Ride Films: Riding the Movies

6. Ride Films: Riding the Movies

30 min

Theme park attractions that are film driven, with an emphasis on motion simulator attraction, Star Quest Adventure.

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Action Miniatures: Fast and Furious

7. Action Miniatures: Fast and Furious

30 min

Special effects shots using miniatures with an emphasis on the 1993 Fantasy/Romance, Heart and Souls.

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Matte Paintings: The Panoramic Art

8. Matte Paintings: The Panoramic Art

30 min

How matte paintings are incorporated into special effects shots with an emphasis on the 1993 sequel, Addams Family Values.

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Computer Animation: Electric Dreams

9. Computer Animation: Electric Dreams

30 min

Computer graphic imagery in film, with an emphasis on a talking cat from the 1993 Walt Disney Pictures film, Hocus Pocus.

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Cinematic Flight: Up, Up and Away

10. Cinematic Flight: Up, Up and Away

30 min

The history of flight in film, with an emphasis on the 1993 Walt Disney Pictures film, Hocus Pocus.

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Models and Miniatures: A Model of Perfection

11. Models and Miniatures: A Model of Perfection

30 min

How miniature models are used in effects scenes with an emphasis on the television series, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

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Stop Motion Animation: One Step at a Time

12. Stop Motion Animation: One Step at a Time

30 min

How stop-motion animation works with an emphasis on the work of Willis O'Brien, Ray Harryhausen, and Phil Tippett.

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Atmospheric Effects: Eye of the Storm

13. Atmospheric Effects: Eye of the Storm

30 min

How weather is created for film with an emphasis on the 1993 Clint Eastwood film, In the Line of Fire, and the 1994 Coen Brothers film, The Hudsucker Proxy.

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Digital Enhancement: Painting by Numbers

14. Digital Enhancement: Painting by Numbers

30 min

Computer generated effects in film with an emphasis on the 1993 fantasy/comedy Heart and Souls and a Kodak commercial.

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Sound Effects: Audio Awareness

15. Sound Effects: Audio Awareness

30 min

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Pyrotechnics: Bombs and Other Blasts

16. Pyrotechnics: Bombs and Other Blasts

30 min

How explosions are created for film with an emphasis on the 1993 adaptation of Stephen King's Needful Things.

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Weapons: Hits and Misses

17. Weapons: Hits and Misses

30 min

How weapons and ammunition are created for film, with an emphasis on the 1993 Sylvester Stalone action film, Demolition Man.

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Physical Effects: Causes and Effects

18. Physical Effects: Causes and Effects

30 min

How physical gags and effects are executed in film, with an emphasis on the 1993 comedy, Hot Shots! Part Deux.

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