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Alien maker's new documentary on creating worlds without software...
Dennis Lowe, visual effects worker on Alien and visual effects supervisor on a string of huge Hollywood films, has made yet another fascinating documentary in the wake of his amazing Alien documentaries. This time Lowe focuses on the painstaking art of matte painting, in the form of a look back at the work of esteemed Pinewood Studios matte artist Leigh Took (Clash of the Titans, Batman, Neverending Story II, Da Vinci Code), who also incorporates miniatures and...anything else that gets the job done into his extraordinary work. It's a great look at visual effects before and beyond the 'push-button' age, and you can watch the entire 72-minute doc right here or head over to Dennis's site at the link below...
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