Extreme Instability Photo Keywords: rain clouds. Albert Whitlock - a scrapbook of memorable matte moments. No two ways about it, when it boils down to it, the most recognised name in cinematic matte wizardry would have to be the late, great Albert Whitlock. No other name associated with matte painting has had near the impact that Whitlock has had to generations of film viewers. Although many of the names I have written on here previously were masters of the art form in their day, the fact that the public never really knew anything about their deliberately concealed trickery was thanks to overly protective studio bosses who often went all out to deny that the wonders up on that silver screen were anything other than great insightful film making.
Incidentally, in the early years those same megalomaniac tyrants did their utmost to try to prevent the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from establishing a category for special effects. True story! Bill Taylor replaced Hoffman in 1975 and was cameraman and compositor for hundreds of Al's most memorable visual effects. Peter. Welcome to MattePainting.Org. Traditional Gallery | Ludoviciochem. I know most of you are big fans of traditional matte painting. Of course you are, because it’s quite impressive to see how this guys were working before the use of the computer to create environments. I’ll try to add more and more material to this gallery. Images, but also videos. It’s the Gallery ! Come often, as hopefully there will be more and more to look at ! All this image have been found on the internet. It belongs to the studios. Dracula Indiana Jones Star Wars Willow Dragon Slayer Albert Whitlock Like this: Like Loading...
Ludoviciochem | Digital Matte Painting and CG Environment. Matte World Digital Services. Earthquake - it really was an event. EARTHQUAKE, a film that back in it's day, 1974 totally blew my impressionable teenaged mind, especially when exhibited on first release in 70mm six track stereo on the huge curved screen at the now sadly deceased Cinerama theatre in Auckland - and in the new multi-sensation shattering Sensurround.
It really was "an event", just as the posters proclaimed. EARTHQUAKE was the film for me (after KING KONG and maybe JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS) back around the mid seventies, and one of the first that drew me into the netherworld that is (or at least used to be) matte paintings. I was transfixed by this film - the reliable and square jawed Charlton Heston (whom I was lucky enough to meet in person some years later), cool mo-fo Richard Roundtree - 'Shaft' himself, ample bosomed Victoria Principal before she drove us all crazy doing these damned informercials and everybody's favourite Irish cop, George Kennedy...the dream cast.
Hell, even Walter Matthau fronted up unbilled as a drunk survivor.