VES FESTIVAL LOVES ALIENS (AND ME!)

HOLY CRAP!!!
This year's Festival of Visual Effects is going to be sportin' a panel on ALIENS!!!!

A Look Back at “Aliens” – 20 Years Later / 7 :30 - 9:00 pm
"Is this gonna’ be a stand up fight or a bug hunt?" In recognition of the 20th anniversary of the release of the science fiction action classic “Aliens,” this retrospective panel will look back at the ground breaking visual effects and animatronic creations for the James Cameron sequel to Ridley Scott's “Alien.” The unique look and style of the film's creations are even more astonishing when you consider the limited budget and resources the artists were given. Undaunted, Cameron's team created some of the most startling imagery seen in a genre film in the last 20 years. The visual effects team, headed by Robert and Dennis Skotak and creature supervisor Stan Winston received an Academy Award for their work on the film in 1987. Panelists: Alec Gillis, Creature Fabricator, Stan Winston Studio; Shane Mahan, Shop Foreman, Stan Winston Studio; Pat McClung, VFX Miniature Supervisor; Dennis Skotak, VFX Co-Supervisor and DP; and Robert Skotak, VFX Supervisor.

It's a pretty safe bet that my ass is going to be there. Look for me in the News for rushing the stage. Perhaps this is the Holy Alien Queen Mother shining her xenomorphic biomechanical love down upon me since I missed the ALIEN/ALIENS screenings a couple weeks ago!
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*thanks, Melchy!!