Comments | lizardbeth_j: Hasta La Vista, Baby

lizardbeth_j

Hasta La Vista, Baby

Jun 17, 2008 10:02

Stan Winston died yesterday.

In his honor, a mini picspam of some of his creations:

( Makeup, puppetry, and kick-ass design )

Comments 9

justmyb0nes June 17 2008, 17:23:04 UTC

He was gifted. Rest in peace.

Is it me or all the giants in the cinema world are dying?

lizardbeth_j June 18 2008, 01:44:22 UTC

alas, many of them are getting pretty old so it's pretty inevitable I guess, but still, sad.

sabaceanbabe June 17 2008, 17:46:19 UTC

I need to pay more attention to behind-the-scenes stuff. I heard yesterday that he died, but I didn't know who he was until now. Thank you.

lizardbeth_j June 18 2008, 01:50:14 UTC

Hubby is a HUGE fan of the Alien franchise and special effects technique in general, so I picked up a lot just through osmosis. But yeah, Winston was important in FX makeup and making creatures that weren't just men in rubber suits. He did some really interesting stuff.

quiet_elle June 17 2008, 23:24:13 UTC

We're losing too many good people in the industry at the moment :(

lizardbeth_j June 18 2008, 01:52:52 UTC

yeah, and unfortunately a lot of that same generation is just as old... :(

quiet_elle June 18 2008, 02:13:52 UTC

all we can hope is that a new generation can step into there shoes and carry their work forward.

un4scene June 17 2008, 23:31:13 UTC

Indeed, he made many of my best movie experiences possible.

*takes a moment*

lizardbeth_j June 18 2008, 01:51:33 UTC

yeah, me too. :(