December ’98 Online Articles

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• A Poignant Pas de Deux
  Director of Photography Vilmos Zsigmond, ASC helps director Willard Carroll create an ode to love's many splendors in Playing by Heart



• Visual Effects Review
  AC Highlights some of 1998's most innovative illusions
  [ Features three Interactive Effects Viewers ]
  
  
• Blood on the Beach
  Director Steven Spielberg and his platoon of effects experts discuss the visceral impact of Saving Private Ryan's D-Day sequence
  
  
• Tearing up the Town
  Pyrotechnicss expert Joe Viskocil wreaks havoc on New York City, with a little help from Godzilla
  
  
• Talk Like the Animals
  Digital effects endow Dr. Dolittle's menagerie with the gift of gab
  
  
• Hot Cauldron
  Cinesite grants powers to the modern day witches of Practical Magic
  
  
• Wee Warriors
  Small mechanical and digital effects mesh to create Small Soldiers.
  [ Web-Exclusive Article ]


• Behind the Curtain
  A cadre of creative minds infused MGM's classic fantasy The Wizard of Oz with a timeless supply of movie magic
  • Sidebar: The Restoration of Oz
    [ Features Restored/Original Film Comparison Viewer ]

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• Still Lives, Distant Vistas
  A Los Angeles-based gallery unveils an exhibition series featuring the still photography of Stephen Goldblatt ASC, Phil Parmet, Haskell Wexler ASC and Vilmos Zsigmond ASC.
  [ Features Special Gallery Viewer with Web-Exclusive Photographs ]
  
  
• The Root of All Evil
  Director Sam Raimi and cinematographer Alar Kivilo, CSC adopt an austere unaffected style for A Simple Plan, a psychological thriller that explores the insidious influence of dirty money
  
  
• A Striking King Cobra
  Creative in-camera effects breathe life into indie thriller's man-eating snake

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• Production Slate
  Industry news, including informative articles on the latest and most interesting projects from every arena
  • Elizabeth
  • Image of an Assignation: A New Look at the Zapruder Film
  
  
• New Products
  Briefs on the latest equipment and services
  
  
• Books in Review
  Monthly reviews of new books relating to motion picture production, by respected former AC editor George Turner.