SDCC EXCLUSIVE: Matt Winston Unveils the Stan Winston School of Character Arts

SDCC EXCLUSIVE: Matt Winston Unveils the Stan Winston School of Character Arts

Matt Winston, actor and son of legendary effects master Stan Winston, attended the 2010 San Diego Comic Con to launch the Studio's newest venture; which is designed to both educate visual effects students and honor his father's legacy.

By multipurposeponi - Jul 31, 2010 04:07 AM EST
Filed Under: Comic-Con




Stan Winston needs no introduction amongst movie fans. The four time Academy Award winner was responsible for the amazing visual effects in dozens of films, including the Terminator, Alien, Predator and Jurassic Park series. Not to mention Edward Scissorhands, Batman Returns, Pearl Harbor Constantine and the recent hit movies Iron Man and Avatar. Upon his passing in June 2008, his son, Matt Winston, knew it was up to him to continue his father's legacy in the industry. He has chosen to do just that by educating the next generation of visual effects hopefuls:

The Stan Winston School of Character Arts

Founded by the Winston Family, the Stan Winston School of Character Arts offers a training curriculum that covers the entire spectrum of character arts, from practical to digital. Each student can customize their own curriculum through a range of online videos, DVD lessons and hands-on workshops held in association with world-renowned Winston partners. From the first day of training, the Stan Winston School transports students to the realms of robots, aliens, dinosaurs and monsters as they learn to bring their imaginations to life on the silver screen.

The School will officially launch in January 2011, with the first block of courses already set for release:

* Practical/Digital Hybrid Characters with Stan Winston life-long collaborator and co-owner of Legacy Effects, John Rosengrant
* Script Breakdown for Character Creators with Academy Award Nominee and co-owner of Legacy Effects, Shane Mahan
* Directing Creature Characters with Academy Award Nominee and co-owner of Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc., Alec Gillis
* Creature Performance with Academy Award Winner and co-owner of Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc., Tom Woodruff, Jr.
* Prosthetic Makeup with Academy Award Winner and co-owner of KNB EFX, Howard Berger



This will be the premiere site of it's kind in the world for character creations," Matt Winston explained. "If you like monsters, dinosaurs, robots and every creature in between you won't want to miss this.

"The site is chock full of eye candy! We have 40 years of never before seen archival footage just waiting to be released. Everything from Terminator and Alien to Jurassic Park to dad's latest work on Avatar and Iron Man. We're going to be cutting these into our teaching video to show students the step by step process of bringing these creations to life."


What was the motivation behind starting this School? It comes down to following in the footsteps of greatness.

"Dad was such an advocate of education. When he passed we knew it was our responsibility to carry on his legacy in a responsible way. I feel that this School, and the opportunity to share his knowledge, is something that he would absolutely love."



Along with all the information for the Stan Winston School of Character Arts, Matt brought to San Diego some of the best display items at this year's Con: the Avatar Exosuit, the Mark I, II and III Iron Man Armors and the massive Iron Monger armor:










Those interested in learning more about the Stan Winston School of Character Arts can sign up on the site's registration page or on Facebook to receive weekly e-mail updates, sneak peeks of lessons, new plans for master artist classes, rotating Winston archival footage and interview clips.

Don't forget to check out the site to see tons of behind the scenes images and clips that are continuously being added.




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BrandonLi
BrandonLi - 7/31/2010, 4:52 AM
Didn't Stan Winston died ?
SkunkApe1
SkunkApe1 - 7/31/2010, 5:20 AM
I saw a special on him, and it was a few years old.
Odd thing was, his studio did not take interns, apprentices, etc.
You were either an employee or not.
booster1
booster1 - 7/31/2010, 5:50 AM
EXCELLENT Multi thank you
ROMACK
ROMACK - 7/31/2010, 6:05 AM
Cool stuff Poni!
ForceOfLegend
ForceOfLegend - 7/31/2010, 6:57 AM
Stan Winston is a legend! It is a shame he is no longer with us...
Hawksblueyes
Hawksblueyes - 7/31/2010, 7:20 AM
This is beyond cool news. Great work Multi.
superotherside
superotherside - 7/31/2010, 8:24 AM
cool...
NightBat
NightBat - 7/31/2010, 9:34 AM
R.I.P. Stan Winston..
I've always preferred movie make-up to digital effects and Stan Winston and Rick Baker made me a fan of that!

Cool article Poni!
Anthrax
Anthrax - 7/31/2010, 10:21 PM
2 words bubble wrap ftw
rook187
rook187 - 8/1/2010, 4:50 AM
If I was sill in high school I would be all over this. I hate being an old man and stuck in a job. Winston's work is/was amazing.
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