The legendary visual effects maestro Stan Winston passed away last night. He was only 62 years old. Winston won the Oscar four times for his work on Aliens, Terminator 2, Jurassic Park, and AI and most recently worked on the brilliant visual effects in Iron Man. Winston was easily one of the greatest special effects visionaries to ever work in Hollywood and has created some of the most memorable special effects in cinematic history. This is truly a great loss and an incredibly sad day for Hollywood.
His cinematography is vast. Winston is an icon himself who has created countless cinematic legends. In addition to the four films that he won Oscars for, Winston worked on The Thing, Predator, The Monster Squad, Congo, Galaxy Quest, Big Fish and Constantine. He was currently working with McG on the upcoming Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins. The cause of death hasn’t been revealed, however details on this story are currently developing. You can see much of his fantastic work at the official website: StanWinstonStudio.com.
This is truly a great tragedy that will affect all of Hollywood. He will certainly be remembered!
June 16, 2008 at 3:17 PM |
WHAT!? No honorable mention?….or did you already see this before I sent it to you?
June 16, 2008 at 5:44 PM |
Oh wow! This IS a sad day…I had no idea! He WILL be greatly missed!
June 16, 2008 at 6:16 PM |
RIP Stan. You were the last of a dieing breed. We loved you.