Farewell

One thing that always inspired me about movies from the beginning was visual effects. It started out with the creation of optical illusions and realistic props and effects. Then it moved to more advanced photography and compositing. Now were in the digital age, where everything is made of pixels.

One person has been there through this whole evolution, and I've loved everything this guy has ever created. Sadly, we have to say farewell... to Stan Winston. I will always be inspired.

From Scifi.com:

F/X Maestro Winston Is Dead

Hollywood special-effects maestro Stan Winston--whose company was best known for creating creatures for the Terminator films, Jurassic Park and this year's Iron Man--died June 15 after a long fight against cancer, the Associated Press reported. He was 62.

The Oscar-winning visual effects artist died at his home surrounded by family after a seven-year struggle with multiple myeloma, according to a representative from Stan Winston Studio, the AP reported.

Winston won visual effects Oscars for 1986's Aliens, 1992's Terminator 2: Judgment Day and 1993's Jurassic Park.

Winston is survived by his wife, Karen; a son, daughter, brother and four grandchildren.