MATTE & EFFECTS FILMS CELEBRATED: Part Thirteen
 Greetings fellow enthusiasts of traditional era movie magic. It would seem, against my better judgement, that it is probably'that time' once again. It's been a while and to tell the truth, I've been...
View ArticleMATTE & EFFECTS FILMS CELEBRATED: Part Twelve
 Greetings fellow enthusiasts and fans of the wonderful world of traditional era matte painting and associated special effects trickery. It has indeed been a while (quite a while in fact) since I...
View ArticleMATTE & EFFECTS FILMS CELEBRATED: Part Eleven
Hello there enthusiasts of old school matte painting and miniature motion picture wizardry. It's been a while since I posted one of these enormous retrospectives. When I finish one I usually say to...
View ArticleMATTE & EFFECTS FILMS CELEBRATED: Part Ten
 Greetings fellow matte painting and traditional special effects fans. I'm back with yet another mammoth blog post celebrating that wonderful movie magic that was created before the intrusion of the...
View ArticleMATTE & EFFECTS FILMS CELEBRATED: Part Nine
 It's been a while, and a few loyal and long time dedicated Matte Shot readers of foreign locales have been gently 'prompting' me to "pull finger", and get some damned mattes and models onto the...
View ArticleMATTE & EFFECTS FILMS CELEBRATED: Part Eight
Greetings to all who are particularly partial to the long lost era of traditional, hand painted mattes and other ingenious motion picture 'tricks of the trade'. It is indeed that time again - perhaps...
View ArticleMATTE & EFFECTS FILMS CELEBRATED: Part Seven
 Welcome fans and devotees of old school mattes, models and clever trick photography. It's time once again for another giant of a blog post, and I do emphasize, giant! I never do these things by...
View ArticleMATTE & EFFECTS FILMS CELEBRATED: Part Six
 Hello again friends and olde timey matte and trick shot enthusiasts. It's that time again for a trip through the cinematic museum of movie wizardry and creativity from the pre-computer era. I call...
View ArticleMATTE & EFFECTS FILMS CELEBRATED: Part Five
 Hi friends... it's autumn here now and the season is turning a different colour 'down under' (sounds like something a medic should promptly look into?) As such, it appears that it is that time again...
View ArticleMATTE & EFFECTS FILMS CELEBRATED: Part Four
 Greetings to all and sundry, it's now 2024 believe it or not. It sounds so odd when saying it, and even more so when typing in "2024". Shouldn't we all be living like'The Jetsons'(a cool futuristic...
View ArticleMATTE & EFFECTS FILMS CELEBRATED: Part Three
 Hello there folks. I know it's been an eternity since one of these substantial and value for money(!) blog posts on all great things matte related, but I have had other things to do, such as home...
View ArticleMATTE & EFFECTS FILMS CELEBRATED: Part Two
 Hi Guys and Gals.... it's matte magic time once again, with a healthy round up of films and genres, from a wide spectrum indeed. I've got 'B' grade monsters, big budget Technicolor fantasy, gritty...
View ArticleMATTE & EFFECTS FILMS CELEBRATED: Part One
Greetings friends and myriad enthusiasts of 'old time' traditional special photographic effects, mattes, miniatures, trick shots and all such 'lost' art forms of days gone by. It is time for yet...
View ArticleKEEP 'EM LAUGHING: Mattes & Trick Shots in Comedies - Part Two
Hi there friends and followers of the sublime, lost art form of traditionally rendered matte painted shots and miscellaneous motion picture wizardry. It is indeed that time again,Delays in getting this...
View ArticleKEEP 'EM LAUGHING: Mattes & Trick Shots in Comedy Films - Part One
'Tis the season to be jolly, or so they say, so here we are back again with yet another blog that's absolutely jam packed with cinematic wonderment. My previous blog on low cost film effects proved...
View ArticleTRICKERY ON A BUDGET: Special Visual Effects in Low Cost Films
 Greetings friends. It's been a while since we ventured together down those hallowed halls of cinematic wizardry, though I'm quietly confident the extended wait will prove to have been worth the wait....
View ArticleINDUSTRIAL LIGHT & MAGIC: THE MATTE ART - Part Two
 Hi there friends, followers and fellow film fanatics. It is, without question, well and truly time to examine more of that utterly magical lost art form of the traditional, hand painted and...
View ArticleINDUSTRIAL LIGHT & MAGIC: THE MATTE ART - Part One
 Hi there folks. It's a fresh year and it has been a while since I felt compelled enough to put together another gigantic issue of Matte Shot, but here we are at last. It's always difficult to get...
View ArticleTHE LOST MATTES OF RUSSELL LAWSON
 Hi there fellow enthusiasts of that marvellous, magical and utterly beguiling lost artform of traditional matte painting and old school trick photography. It's that time once again for NZ Pete to...
View ArticleMATTE TRICK SHOT REVIEW: Scaling The Heights of Excellence
 Hi there friends... and welcome to another edition of NZ Pete's Matte Shot; your veritable 'one stop shop' for all things 'traditional' as far as painted mattes go, as well as other forms of old...
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