Fascinating Video on Matte Paintings in STAR WARS and INDIANA JONES

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Before computers came around to make filmmakers' lives a little easier, production artists used to create paintings that would fill the backgrounds of the movies for filmmakers. These days all of that stuff can be placed in digitally during the post-production process, but when films like Star Wars and Indiana Jones were made, this is how they did things, along with using models and other practical effects. 

Thanks to /Film I've come across a set of behind-the-scenes videos from BBC's Horizon that I've never seen before. They are from 1985, and they show us how the Industrial Light and Magic Special Effects team created certain aspects of films such as Return of the Jedi, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Raiders of the Lost Ark.

These videos contain some seriously fascinating stuff that I know a lot of you will enjoy seeing. Some of you might even be surprised by some of the stuff presented here. The artwork created for these films was absolutely stunning. 

Matte Painting BBC's Horizon looks at ILM and visual effects. This show is from 1985 and is a true gem. I thought it would be important and educational to show the interesting bits of the show, focusing on subjects such as optical printing, matte painting and even rotoscoping.

Optical Printing BBC's Horizon looks at ILM and visual effects. This show is from 1985 and is a true gem. I thought it would be important and educational to show the interesting bits of the show, focusing on subjects such as optical printing, matte painting and even rotoscoping.

BBC's Horizon looks at ILM and visual effects. This show is from 1985 and is a true gem. I thought it would be important and educational to show the interesting bits of the show, focusing on subjects such as optical printing, matte painting and even rotoscoping.

BBC's Horizon looks at ILM and visual effects. This show is from 1985 and is a true gem. I thought it would be important and educational to show the interesting bits of the show, focusing on subjects such as optical printing, matte painting and even rotoscoping.

Via: Daniel Kutz