Some solid work typical of the period by some of the legends of visual effects.
The technique of miniature ship visual effects.
Wednesday, 18 November 2015
Two Years Before the Mast 1946
Photographic effects supervised by Gordon Jennings, photographed by his brother Devereaux and assisted with the miniatures by Ivyl Burks.
Some solid work typical of the period by some of the legends of visual effects.
Some solid work typical of the period by some of the legends of visual effects.
Friday, 13 November 2015
Destroyer 1943
Not quite up to the standard of the period but serviceable miniature shots of the Destroyer of the title, the John Paul Jones, as well as a Japanese submarine and attacking aircraft exploding. The underwater submarine shots look "borrowed" from a previous production.
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