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Stan Winston

Stan Winston

Born: 1946-04-07 • Arlington, Virginia, USA

Stanley Winston (April 7, 1946 – June 15, 2008) was an American visual effects supervisor, makeup artist, and film director. He was best known for his work in the Terminator series, the Jurassic Park series, Aliens, the Predator series, Iron Man, Edward Scissorhands, Avatar and Enthiran. He won four Academy Awards for his work. Winston, a frequent collaborator with director James Cameron, owned several effects studios, including Stan Winston Digital. The established areas of expertise for Winston were in makeup, puppets and practical effects, but he had recently expanded his studio to encompass digital effects as well.

Filmography
Return to Jurassic Park poster
Return to Jurassic Park
2011 • Self (archive footage)
No Image
Bloodsucking Cinema
2007 • Self
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film poster
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
2006 • Self
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2' poster
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of 'Predator 2'
2005 • Self (archive footage)
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection poster
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
2005 • Self
Fangoria: Blood Drive poster
Fangoria: Blood Drive
2004 • Himself / DVD Extras
Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn' poster
Fresh Meat: The Wounds of 'Wrong Turn'
2004 • Self
Stan Winston: Monster Mogul poster
Stan Winston: Monster Mogul
2004 • Self
Eliza Dushku: Babe in the Woods poster
Eliza Dushku: Babe in the Woods
2004 • Self
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens' poster
Superior Firepower: Making 'Aliens'
2003 • Self
No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects poster
No Feat But What We Make: 'Terminator 2' and the Rise of Digital Effects
2003
Michael Jackson: The Making of Ghosts poster
Michael Jackson: The Making of Ghosts
2002 • Self
The Making Of  Jurassic Park III poster
The Making Of Jurassic Park III
2001 • Self
Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator' poster
Other Voices: Creating 'The Terminator'
2001 • Self
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator' poster
If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator'
2000 • Self
The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D' poster
The Making of 'Terminator 2 3D'
2000 • Self
In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire poster
In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire
2000 • Self
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs poster
Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs
1999 • Self
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape poster
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
1998 • Self
The Making of 'The Lost World' poster
The Making of 'The Lost World'
1997 • Self
Hollywood Halloween poster
Hollywood Halloween
1997 • Self
Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?) poster
Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?)
1995 • Self
The Making of 'Jurassic Park' poster
The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
1995 • Self
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects poster
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994 • Self
T2: More Than Meets the Eye poster
T2: More Than Meets the Eye
1993 • Self
Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin poster
Batman Returns: The Bat, the Cat, and the Penguin
1992 • Self
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' poster
The Making of 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
1991 • Self
The Making of the Terminator poster
The Making of the Terminator
1985 • Self