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Optical Effects & Magical Moments
 OPTICAL EFFECTS & MAGICAL MOMENTSFrank van Der VeerI've been away in Japan for the past three weeks or so for a wedding and some first rate tourism, though whilst in foreign lands I've had today's...
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More Magical Moments From The Optical Printer
Hi friends and fellow special photographic effects enthusiasts. It's that time again where NZPete will open up his extensive (and I do mean extensive) archived wonders stashed in an ever growing...
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MATTES MAKETH THE MUSICAL
Pete's Editorial:Glorious neon lit theatre frontage... my fave matte genre!Hello friends, and a Happy New Year to you all wherever you happen to be. It's swelteringly hot here in New Zealand as we...
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THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY MATTE ART - Part One
Pete's Editorial:It's time for another extensively illustrated and informative journey into the long lost world of traditional matte painting photographic effects. I have a vast archive of mattes as...
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THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY MATTE ART: Part Two
Hello friends and fellow matte art enthusiasts. It's been far too long I know, though as some of you may know, my individual personality quirks dictate that I just have to be 'in the mood' to tackle...
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THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY MATTE ART - Part Three
Hello friends and fellow matte art enthusiasts (you know who you are), it's that time again where we celebrate that still exciting, though regrettably lost artform of classical motion picture matte...
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THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS - The Traditional Glass Shot
Greetings fellow matte shot enthusiasts. I'm back with what will, hopefully, be another enthralling and informative look at that magical artform we commonly know as the traditional matte painting....
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URBAN LANDSCAPES - THE MATTE PAINTER'S CONCRETE JUNGLE Part One
Greetings friends and fellow matte painting fanatics, it's well and truly time to clutter up internet servers and bog down your data usage as NZPete enthralls you with yet another mammoth entry in this...
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URBAN LANDSCAPES - THE MATTE PAINTER'S CONCRETE JUNGLE: Part Two
Greetings matte painting enthusiasts, it's time once again to take another of NZPete's magical mystery tours into the world of the traditional, hand painted matte shot. Today we will conclude our two...
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THE PAINTED DESERT - Matte art and the shifting sands
Greetings friends and fellow enthusiasts of old time trick cinematography. It's time once again for another breathtaking retrospective on that most magical of creative motion picture wizardry, the...
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MATTERS MARITIME AND VARIOUS PORTS OF CALL
Hello once again to all those who follow and regularly read NZPete's Matte Shot. Â Thanks to all who wrote and commented on my February blog post. Â Feedback is always appreciated, as are any 'donations'...
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Forgotten Gems of Special Visual Effects Part One - SUEZ (1938)
Hi there friends. Â Sorry it's been so long since we last touched base, but as many of you may already know, NZPete just has to be in the exact 'frame of mind' to tackle one of his often gargantuan and...
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Forgotten Gems of Visual Effects Part Two - FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS (1943)
 The cumbersome Technicolor blimped cameraIn this, the second part in my series examining a number of motion pictures overlooked and in many cases largely unknown to today's generation of multi-plex...
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Forgotten Gems of Visual Effects Part Three - THE TOWERING INFERNO (1974)
As a kid in the 1960's, I was shaped considerably by the numerous television shows of Irwin Allen, where much excitement, spectacle and out of this world adventure was to be had on a weekly basis. Â I,...
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Forgotten Gems of Visual Effects Part Four - THE NORTH STAR (1943) and DAYS...
I've always enjoyed war pictures for as long as I can remember, with many an action packed double feature frequently occupying my afternoons back in the days of the now long gone Saturday matinee's at...
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Forgotten Gems of Visual Effects Part Five - MARIE ANTOINETTE (1938) and A...
Hello friends and fellow aficionados of the lost artform of the traditional matte painter. This issue we will be taking a look at two of my favourite Golden Era Hollywood motion pictures that both fit...
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Forgotten Gems of Visual Effects Part Six - WILLOW (1988)
A warm hello to my regular followers and the ever growing numbers of special effects fans who are still discovering NZPetes Matte Shot. Today I'll be covering the 1988 George Lucas-Ron Howard picture...
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Forgotten Gems of Visual Effects Part Seven - THE BIG TRAIL (1930)
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Forgotten Gems of Visual Effects Part Eight - JOAN OF ARC (1948)
I still enjoy many of those old 1940's and 50's epics that, when the budget permitted, saturated the screen in gorgeous 3-strip Technicolor splendor and lavish set design, while a thundering score by...
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Forgotten Gems of Visual Effects Part Nine - WHEN DINOSAURS RULED THE EARTH...
Hi there friends and fellow trickshot enthusiasts. It's time once again for a re-evaluation of another classic event in special visual effects, with todays topic being the substantial visual effects...
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