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Stan Winston’s Legacy Celebrated at SIGGRAPH

September 17th, 2008 • Related • Filed Under
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By: Ramin Zahed  for Animation Magazine

Hundreds of fans of the late special effects legend Stan Winston filled the house at the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles to pay tribute to his life and achievements last night. Part of SIGGRAPH 2008’s Studio Nights events, the tribute was presented by Sony Pictures Imageworks, and featured warm remembrances by director James Cameron who worked closely with Winston on Terminator 2, vfx supervisors Shane Mahan and John Nelson (Iron Man), and Winston’s son, actor Matt Winston. The panel was moderated by Cinefex magazine’s Jody Duncan who wrote the 2006 book, The Winston Effect: The Art and History of Stan Winston Studio. The evening also included a High-Def Blu-ray master of T2.

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