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Special Effects: Norman Dawn creates earliest techniques
Click image to enlarge. Norman Dawn. Card 5, June 1907. Special effects in film are most often associated with monsters and space aliens, explosions and gunfire. While such features certainly fit into...
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Making Movies Film Series: Duel in the Sun
'Duel In The Sun' matte painting. Click image to enlarge.The Making Movies Film Series runs throughout the summer and features films that are highlighted in the Making Movies exhibition. Tonight, the...
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The “Dawn” of FX
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“Empire Strikes Back” and “Raiders of the Lost Ark” Visual Effects Producer...
Student volunteer Carly Dearborn and Ransom Center Curator of Film Steve Wilson with materials from the Tom Smith collection. Photo by Pete Smith. Thomas Smith (b. 1938), visual effect producer for...
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Q and A with Tom Smith
Cover of "Industrial Light & Magic: The Art of Special Effects" by Tom Smith. The archive of visual effects producer Thomas Smith has been donated to the Ransom Center. Smith worked on the special...
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Photo Friday
Each Friday, the Ransom Center shares photos from throughout the week that highlight a range of activities and collection holdings. We hope you enjoy these photos that reveal some of the everyday...
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New digital collection highlights work of early special effects creator...
The Ransom Center recently launched a new platform of digital collections on its website, which includes the Norman O. Dawn collection. More than 240 items from that collection, including the cards...
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New digital collection highlights work of early special effects creator...
The Ransom Center recently launched a new platform of digital collections on its website, which includes the Norman O. Dawn collection. More than 240 items from that collection, including the cards...
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