Lorne Peterson
Lorne Peterson (* before 1977 in Vancouver , Canada ) is a Canadian model maker for special effects, the 1985 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom an Oscar in the category Best Visual Effects received.
Life
He studied art at California State University , Long Beach . He then ran a successful industrial design studio that created sculptures for McDonaldland. In December 1975 he began to work as a model maker in the model workshop of Industrial Light & Magic . At the beginning he created rubber molds for the movie Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope . He also had an extra role in the film as Massassi Base Rebel Scout . He was also involved in all other films in the Star Wars saga and in the Disney attraction Star Tours .
In 1985 he received an Oscar and a BAFTA Award for Best Visual Effects for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom . In the next 25 years he was involved in numerous blockbusters as a model builder, including films such as Ghost - Message from Sam , Jurassic Park , The Day After Tomorrow and War of the Worlds .
In 2006 his book Sculpting a Galaxy: Inside the Star Wars Model Shop was published, in which he describes his work on the Star Wars saga and goes into the models made for it.
Filmography (special effects)
- 1977: Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (Star Wars)
- 1978: Battlestar Galactica
- 1980: The Empire Strikes Back (Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back)
- 1981: The Dragon Slayer (Dragonslayer)
- 1981: Raiders of the Lost Ark (Raiders of the Lost Ark)
- 1982: ET the Extra-Terrestrial
- 1982: Poltergeist
- 1983: Return of the Jedi (Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi)
- 1984: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
- 1987: The Miracle on 8th Street (* batteries not included)
- 1987: Star Tours
- 1988: Caddyshack II
- 1988: Willow
- 1989: Ghostbusters II
- 1989: Back to the Future Part II
- 1990: Ghost - Message from Sam (Ghost)
- 1991: Hook
- 1993: Jurassic Park
- 1994: The Mouth of Madness (In the Mouth of Madness)
- 1994: Star Trek: Generations (Star Trek: Generations)
- 1995: Congo
- 1995: Jumanji
- 1996: Daylight
- 1997: Men in Black
- 1997: The Lost World: Jurassic Park (The Lost World: Jurassic Park)
- 1999: Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace)
- 2000: Mission to Mars
- 2000: Space Cowboys
- 2001: AI - Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- 2001: Impostor
- 2002: Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
- 2003: Hulk
- 2003: Peter Pan
- 2004: Lemony Snicket 's A Series of Unfortunate Events
- 2004: The Day After Tomorrow
- 2005: War of the Worlds (War of the Worlds)
- 2005: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
- 2006: Mission: Impossible III
- 2006: Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Man's Chest
- 2007: Evan Almighty (Evan Almighty)
- 2007: Pirates of the Caribbean : At World's End
- 2009: Drag Me to Hell
literature
- Lorne Peterson: Sculpting a Galaxy. Inside the Star Wars Model Shop Insight Editions, 2006, ISBN 978-1933784038
Web links
- Lorne Peterson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ White Room Artifacts. Retrieved January 5, 2014 .
- ↑ he World of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on July 19, 2011 ; accessed on January 5, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Peterson, Lorne |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian model maker for special effects |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vancouver , Canada |