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Stan Winston

Crew · 1946–2008 · Arlington, Virginia, USA

Biography

Stanley Winston (April 7, 1946 – June 15, 2008) was an American visual effects supervisor, makeup artist, and film director. He was best known for his work in the Terminator series, the Jurassic Park series, Aliens, the Predator series, Iron Man, Edward Scissorhands, Avatar and Enthiran. He won four Academy Awards for his work. Winston, a frequent collaborator with director James Cameron, owned several effects studios, including Stan Winston Digital. The established areas of expertise for Winston were in makeup, puppets and practical effects, but he had recently expanded his studio to encompass digital effects as well.

Known for

Filmography

2019The Movies That Made UsSelf (archive footage)
2015Jurassic WorldThanks
2012Plaga zombie: zona mutante: revolución tóxicaThanks
2011Jurassic Park: Prime SurvivalThanks
2011Return to Jurassic ParkSelf (archive footage)
2009G.I. Joe: The Rise of CobraSpecial Effects
2009Terminator SalvationIn Memory Of
2008I Am 'Iron Man'Self
2008The Deaths of Ian StoneProducer
2008Iron ManSpecial Effects
2007Bloodsucking CinemaSelf
2006Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher FilmSelf
2005Hellraiser: DeaderProducer
2005ConstantineSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2005The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'Self (archive footage)
2005Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years CollectionSelf
2004Fangoria: Blood DriveHimself / DVD Extras
2004Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn'Self
2004Eliza Dushku: Babe in the WoodsSelf
2004Stan Winston: Monster MogulSelf
2003Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'Self
2003Terminator 3: Rise of the MachinesMakeup Effects
2003No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
2003Wrong TurnProducer
2002Michael Jackson: The Making of GhostsSelf
2002Teenage CavemanProducer
2001Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She CreatureProducer
2001The Making Of Jurassic Park IIISelf
2001The Day the World EndedProducer
2001How to Make a MonsterProducer
2001Earth vs. the SpiderProducer
2001A.I. Artificial IntelligenceAnimatronics Designer
2001Pearl HarborMakeup Effects
2001Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'Self
2001Predator: The Life InsideSelf
2000If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'Self
2000The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'Self
2000In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the VampireSelf
1999Ray Harryhausen: Working with DinosaursSelf
1999Galaxy QuestMakeup Effects
1999End of DaysCreature Design
1999Inspector GadgetAnimatronics Designer
1998The Thing: Terror Takes ShapeSelf
1998Small SoldiersAnimatronic and Prosthetic Effects
1997GhostsDirector
1997The Lost World: Jurassic ParkCreature Effects Technical Director
1997The Making of 'The Lost World'Self
1997The RelicCreature Effects Technical Director
1997Hollywood HalloweenSelf
1996The Island of Dr. MoreauSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
1995Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?)Self
1995The Making of 'Jurassic Park'Self
1994Interview with the VampireMakeup Effects Designer
1994Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special EffectsSelf
1993Jurassic ParkSpecial Effects
1993T2: More Than Meets the EyeSelf
1992Batman ReturnsSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
1992Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the PenguinSelf
1991The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'Self
1991Terminator 2: Judgment DayMakeup Effects Designer
1991A Gnome Named GnormDirector
1990Predator 2Special Effects
1989LeviathanCreature Effects Technical Director
1988PumpkinheadStory
1987The Monster SquadCreature Design
1987PredatorSpecial Effects
1987BiographySelf
1986AliensSecond Unit Director
1986Invaders from MarsCreature Design
1985The Making of the TerminatorSelf
1984The TerminatorSecond Unit Director
1982The EntitySpecial Effects Makeup Artist
1982ParasiteCreature Design
1981HeartbeepsMakeup Effects
1981Dead & BuriedMakeup Effects Designer
1981The HandMakeup Effects
1980Farewell to the Planet of the ApesSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
1980The Forgotten City of the Planet of the ApesSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
1980The ExterminatorMakeup Effects
1980The UnseenStory
1980The IslandSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
1979The Two Worlds of Jennie LoganMakeup Designer
1978The WizMakeup Designer
1977Zoltan… Hound of DraculaMakeup Designer
1976Mansion of the DoomedMakeup Designer
1976W.C. Fields and MeMakeup Designer
1974The Autobiography of Miss Jane PittmanMakeup Supervisor
1974Unwed FatherMakeup Artist
1974Get Christie Love!Makeup Supervisor
1974The Bat PeopleMakeup Effects
1972GargoylesCreature Design
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
—Monster MakerSelf (archive footage)

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