‘Close Encounters’ awareness is up this week, what with a national mini-release of the 1977 Steven Spielberg hit, so I reached into the bottomless Savant archives for something to show-and-tell. This might be educational for fans of old-school visual effects, in this case, the miniature-making genius of Gregory Jein.
The miniature shop at the Marina Del Rey effects facility for Close Encounters of the Third Kind was full of surprises. Miniature specialist propmaker Gregory Jein had help at times from several modelmakers, mainly Ken Swenson and Michael McMillen. But a great many of the tabletop miniatures for the flying saucer epic were built primarily by Greg alone. He carved the Devil’s Tower mountain and constructed several other landscapes on plywood tables about ten feet in length.
The most complex miniature was not a full model, but a ‘reflections’ model of an auto toll booth, in which Director of Photography of...
The miniature shop at the Marina Del Rey effects facility for Close Encounters of the Third Kind was full of surprises. Miniature specialist propmaker Gregory Jein had help at times from several modelmakers, mainly Ken Swenson and Michael McMillen. But a great many of the tabletop miniatures for the flying saucer epic were built primarily by Greg alone. He carved the Devil’s Tower mountain and constructed several other landscapes on plywood tables about ten feet in length.
The most complex miniature was not a full model, but a ‘reflections’ model of an auto toll booth, in which Director of Photography of...
- 9/4/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
The National High School Musical Theatre Awards NHSMTAJimmy Awards has announced the inaugural Inspiring Teacher Award, presented by Wells Fargo to Brendan Jennings, John Burroughs High School, Burbank, CA, and Larry Robinson, Central Academy of Technology and Arts, Monroe, Nc for the encouragement and inspiration that led their students to win the 2016 coveted Jimmy Award for Best Performance by an Actress and Best Performance by an Actor.
- 3/24/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Mizay Entertainment's Yung C, Lissa Luigi and Young Magic tell Mixtape Daily about anti-bullying single 'Whoosh (Be Gone).'
By Rob Markman
One Thurd
Photo: Larry Robinson / Mizay Entertainment
Firestarter: One Thurd
Running in the same circle as juggernaut artists like Waka Flocka Flame, Gucci Mane and the roster at Mizay Entertainment could be intimidating, but the members of One Thurd aren't scared.
"The way I feel about the whole situation is: When you're young, you have more longevity," Yung C told Mixtape Daily after the group performed at an Atlanta birthday party for Young Money's Lil Chuckee. "The younger you are, the more opportunity you got. We still young; we're just stepping in the ring."
The trio — Yung C, 18, Lissa Luigi, 19, and Young Magic, 20 — are ready to take things to the next level. Being managed by Mizay Entertainment's Deb Antney, mother and manager of Waka, has its perks, and...
By Rob Markman
One Thurd
Photo: Larry Robinson / Mizay Entertainment
Firestarter: One Thurd
Running in the same circle as juggernaut artists like Waka Flocka Flame, Gucci Mane and the roster at Mizay Entertainment could be intimidating, but the members of One Thurd aren't scared.
"The way I feel about the whole situation is: When you're young, you have more longevity," Yung C told Mixtape Daily after the group performed at an Atlanta birthday party for Young Money's Lil Chuckee. "The younger you are, the more opportunity you got. We still young; we're just stepping in the ring."
The trio — Yung C, 18, Lissa Luigi, 19, and Young Magic, 20 — are ready to take things to the next level. Being managed by Mizay Entertainment's Deb Antney, mother and manager of Waka, has its perks, and...
- 10/6/2011
- MTV Music News
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