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Matte Shot - a tribute to Golden Era special fx

This blog is intended primarily as a tribute to the inventiveness and ingenuity of the craft of the matte painter during Hollywoods' Golden Era.

  • By NZPete
  • Based in New Zealand
  • Roughly four posts per year
  • First post on

Posts per year

Data for this chart is available in the table below
Posts per year
Year starting Posts
2019 8
2020 7
2021 7
2022 4
2023 4
2024 3

Any gaps could be due to errors when fetching the blog’s feed.

Most recent posts

MATTE & EFFECTS FILMS CELEBRATED: Part Six
Hello again friends and olde timey matte and trick shot enthusiasts. It's that time again for a trip through the cinematic museum of movie wizardry and creativity from the pre-computer era. I call this my …
On , by NZPete, 8,188 words
MATTE & EFFECTS FILMS CELEBRATED: Part Five
Hi friends... it's autumn here now and the season is turning a different colour 'down under' (sounds like something a medic should promptly look into?) As such, it appears that it is that time again …
On , by NZPete, 10,232 words
MATTE & EFFECTS FILMS CELEBRATED: Part Four
Greetings to all and sundry, it's now 2024 believe it or not. It sounds so odd when saying it, and even more so when typing in "2024". Shouldn't we all be living like 'The Jetsons' …
On , by NZPete, 8,258 words