When I heard of the passing of Stan Winston, the news was like hearing that the greatest of prehistoric dinosaurs has given up life and nowis never to return. Extinct from ever producing wonderful works like Terminator and Aliens and Jurassic Park and recently the movie The Incredible Hulk. It’s really endless of his work and which will be very much missed.
A protégé of Dick Smith, Special Effects Artist for the infamous movie The Exorcist, who is also tremendously talented and without Mr. Smith where would we be, "Dick is responsible for the state of the art in prosthetic makeup today," said special-effects whiz Rick Baker….
"Dick's work was so much better than theirs," says Baker, who won the first Best Makeup Oscar in 1982. "While everyone else was making masks from a single mold, Dick made these multiple pieces and layered them on the face. Today, that's the way everyone does it.
"It was his passion and love for the craft that made him the best. And unlike others in the early days, Dick was eager to share his methods and formulas with anyone who asked."
And that fine method went to Stan Winston, who turned out wonderful Special Effects because of good training and excellent direction, his creations tell us what a special figure Stan really was.
Stan Winston will be missed. R.I.P
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