ALBERT WHITLOCK, A MASTER OF ILLUSIONMARK HOROWITZ & WALTON DORNISCH, 1981duration: 30 minutes
place: fictitious
Language: English
theme: models and sets

The Creation of Special Visual Effects. Using Mel Brooks "A History of the World - Part I" as a backdrop, Albert Whitlock: A Master of Illusion, takes a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of special visual effects in the movie business, matte painting. This was the state of the art technique before computer animation became popular.