Stan Winston, one of the leading figures in modern visual effects, shares details of his career and some of his trade secrets in a new book titled The Winston Effect: The Art & History of Stan Winston Studio. Featuring an extensive array of sketches, production art and archival photographs, the coffee-table retrospective will be released by Titan Books on Nov. 24.
With creations spanning the Terminator endoskeleton to the Jurassic Park dinos and the Alien and Predator creatures, Winston is best known for his groundbreaking work in animatronic effects. In 2003, he expanded his operation to include CG with the formation of SW Digital, which also serves as Winston’s own production banner, under which he co-produced the slasher flick Wrong Turn and the monster movie remake series Creature Features for HBO and Cinemax.
The book will include a foreword by Terminator 2 director James Cameron, as well as more than five hundred full-color photos. It will also chronicle Winston’s rise to success from his early days as an aspiring actor and fledgling make-up artist to his current status as the go-to guy for major Hollywood studios. Writer Jody Duncan worked closely with the Winston Studios team to uncover candid accounts of technical troubles, break-through experiments, frayed tempers, long nights and special effects triumphs. For more information, and to view sample spreads from the book, go to www.thewinstoneffect.com.
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