Favorite visal fx wizards http://www.imdb.com/list/y3ZDXlZ-WTg/ These people were geniuses and invented many new filmmaking techniques. Althought some of the new computer-stuff looks really neat, i find the older effects in many ways much more interesting. Sun, 12 Jun 2011 11:02:56 GMT Sun, 12 Jun 2011 11:31:29 GMT Sun, 12 Jun 2011 11:03:07 GMT Ray Harryhausen http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0366063/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0366063/ Legendary creator of stop motion animation! Best work: Skeleton fight from jason and the argonauts. Sun, 12 Jun 2011 11:03:20 GMT Richard Taylor http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0853050/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0853050/ The creator of weta workshop. Lord of the rings, king kong and avatar. Sun, 12 Jun 2011 11:03:35 GMT Douglas Trumbull http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0874320/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0874320/ Pioner of the motion control camera and miniature photography. Best work: Mothership from close encounters and space scenes from 2001 a space oddysey. Sun, 12 Jun 2011 11:05:29 GMT Stan Winston http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0935644/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0935644/ Animatronic creatures, best work: T-rex from jurassic park Sun, 12 Jun 2011 11:06:12 GMT Phil Tippett http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0864138/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0864138/ Stop motion, inventor of go motion. Best work: Dragonslayer and tauntauns from the empire strikes back. (also check out prehistoric beast, a short film) Sun, 12 Jun 2011 11:06:36 GMT Dennis Muren http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0613830/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0613830/ Pioneer of cgi. Best work: T1000, terminator 2. Sun, 12 Jun 2011 11:09:18 GMT Willis H. O'Brien http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0639891/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0639891/ KING KONG stop motion animation (1933) Sun, 12 Jun 2011 11:10:10 GMT Stuart Freeborn http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0293084/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0293084/ Puppets and costumes, best work: Apes from dawn of man scene in 2001 and yoda and chewbaca from star wars. Sun, 12 Jun 2011 11:10:35 GMT John Dykstra http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004375/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004375/ motion control, best work: Death star trench battle from star wars. Sun, 12 Jun 2011 11:11:00 GMT Rick Baker http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000711/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000711/ Creatures, best work: werewolf transformation from an american werewolf in London. Sun, 12 Jun 2011 11:25:28 GMT Albert Whitlock http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0926087/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0926087/ Matte paintings. Sun, 12 Jun 2011 11:28:41 GMT Ed Catmull http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0146216/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0146216/ Pioneer of cgi, best work: Toy story. Sun, 12 Jun 2011 11:30:18 GMT Jim Danforth http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0199453/ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0199453/ Harryhausen-like stop motion.