Showing posts with label DENNIS MUREN. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DENNIS MUREN. Show all posts

Saturday, 11 November 2023

BEHIND THE SCENES: CRAFTING MOVIE EFFECTS MAGIC!


One of the finest talents in the Hollywood and world effects business, the legendary Dennis Muren puts his keen eye towards filming the ever-impressive Galactica model on the Apogee/ILM blue screen stage at Van Nuys during middle 1978, for Saga of a Star World. 

Presumably this camera work is for the point of view scene where a Cylon Raider, amidst Colonial protective fire, dives down to attack the vessel's hull, in what would become a memorable stock footage image used across the series.



Saturday, 16 July 2022

BEHIND THE SCENES: INSPECTION DUO!


At the former ILM premises at Van Nuys, soon respected effects veteran Dennis Muren and Don Dow inspect the mighty Galactica vessel model prior to bluescreen filming, circa Summer 1978, for the pilot episode. It;s because of talents like these that the show's quality effects legacy has endured... 

Saturday, 19 December 2020

BEHIND THE SCENES: THE CYLON ATTACK!


Having revitalized the modern Hollywood special effects industry with their spectacular work on the first Star Wars movie, Glen A. Larson was lucky to secure John Dykstra's Apogee effects team to work on what was then known as Galactica. Here, Dennis Muren, Grant McCune and Don Dow supervise the filming of the Cylon sneak attack squadrons in mid-1978.

Saturday, 7 October 2017

BEHIND THE SCENES: A RAIDER COMES TO LIFE!


Top model maker and veteran STAR WARS genius Grant McCune works on detailing a Cylon Raider model, as Apogee's work on the series pilot continues within the rented ILM facility/ premises in Van Nuys, California, in 1978.