Linwood G. Dunn
Cinematographer
Star Trek: The Original Series...any Emmys, Star Trek was nominated for the following Emmy awards: Individual Achievement in Cinematography (Darrell Anderson, Linwood G. Dunn, and Joseph Westheimer), 1967 Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction and Scenic Design (John... In this article: Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry, Mr. Spock, NBC, James Kirk, Enterprise, DVD, Blu-Ray, and Leonard Nimoy |
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Wikipedia | November 03, 2009
Robert Wise
...Citizen Kane, it is likely that while working on the film he would become familiar with the optical printer techniques employed by Linwood Dunn, inventor of the practical optical printer, to produce effects for Citizen Kane ''such as the...
In this article: Robert Earl Wise, Martin Scorsese, Academy Award, DVD, Citizen Kane, Jerome Robbins, Winchester, Indiana, The Set-Up, Val Lewton, and RKO
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Wikipedia | November 01, 2009
Linwood G. Dunn
...branches, and was instrumental in the formation of the Academy's Visual Effects branch. The Linwood Dunn Theater in Hollywood was named in honor of Dunn and his innovations and contributions to the Motion Picture industry. The...
In this article: RKO, Hollywood, Academy Award, Citizen Kane, American Society of Cinematographers, Desilu, and Howard Hughes
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Wikipedia | October 28, 2009
Flying Down to Rio
...appears in this film. "Carioca" was written for the film by composer Vincent Youmans and lyricists Edward Eliscu and Gus Kahn. Linwood Dunn did the special effects for the celebrated airplane-wing-dance sequence at the end of the film.
In this article: Fred Astaire, Flying Down to Rio, Ginger Rogers, Lou Brock, Dolores del Rio, Gene Raymond, and Carioca
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Wikipedia | October 27, 2009
Jim Danforth
...dragon in The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1963). In 1963, Danforth was hired by special visual effects pioneer Linwood G. Dunn to animate miniature versions of the comedians in Stanley Kramer's all-star comedy, It's a Mad, Mad,...
In this article: Jim Danforth, Ray Harryhausen, Oscar, When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth, 7 Faces Of Dr. Lao, Equinox, Rick Baker, 7th Voyage Of Sinbad, Flesh Gordon, and David Allen
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Wikipedia | October 26, 2009
King Kong (1933 film)
...famous of early attempts. Many shots in King Kong featured optical effects by Linwood G. Dunn, who was RKO's optical technician for decades. Dunn did optical effects on Citizen Kane and the original Star Trek TV series, as well as hundreds...
In this article: Kong, Ann Darrow, Carl Denham, King Kong, Jack Driscoll, Merian C. Cooper, Gorilla, DVD, King Kong, and Ingagi
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Wikipedia | October 23, 2009
Special effect
...an optical printer is a projector aiming into a camera lens, and it was developed to make copies of films for distribution. Until Linwood G. Dunn, A.S.C. refined the design and use of the optical printer, effects shots were accomplished as...
In this article: Georges Melies, A.S.C., Le Voyage dans la lune, Douglas Trumbull, Steven Spielberg, Mary, Queen of Scots, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind
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Wikipedia | October 17, 2009
Gregg Toland
...and Kane entering the room in the background) were in-camera composites, meaning the film was exposed twice -another technique that Linwood Dunn perfected. Similarities between ''Citizen Kane'' and ''The Long Voyage Home'' Toland had...
In this article: Gregg Toland, Orson Welles, Citizen Kane, The Long Voyage Home, John Ford, Hollywood, and Suicide
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Wikipedia | August 03, 2009
Craig Barron
His career has been shaped by many of the past masters he has met, and he gained particular inspiration from the late Linwood G. Dunn, the opticals genius behind such classics as King Kong '' and ''Citizen Kane. Dunn once told him there were...
In this article: Peter Ellenshaw, Chicago International Film Festival, Chronicle Books, Industrial Light & Magic, and HBO
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Linwood G. Dunn, A.S.C. (December 27, 1904, Brooklyn, New York - May 20, 1998, Los Angeles) was an Academy Award-winning pioneer of visual special effects in motion pictures and inventor of related technology. Dunn worked on many films and TV shows that have helped to shape and define the history of American pop culture, including the original 1933 King Kong, Citizen Kane, and Star Trek.
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