Cosgrove recieved Oscar nominations for “GWTW” (1939), “REBECCA” (1940), “PRIDE OF THE YANKEES” (1942), “SINCE YOU WENT AWAY” (1944) and “SPELLBOUND” (1945).
Here are some very nice matte paintings, miniatures and split screen composites from Alfred Hitchcocks’ wonderfully atmospheric Oscar winner for best picture “REBECCA” produced by David O’Selznick…
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A Tribute to Golden Era Special FX
Please Note: Now that I am all caught up with Matte & Effects Films Celebrated, I am going further back into the archives of Matte Shot – A Tribute to Golden Era Special FX to feature even more great articles from this great site.
This blog is intended primarily as a tribute to the inventiveness and ingenuity of the craft of the matte painter during Hollywoods’ Golden Era. Some of the shots will amaze in their grandeur and epic quality while others will surprise in their ‘invisibility’ to even the sophisticated viewer. I hope this collection will serve as an appreciation of the artform and both casual visitors and those with a specialist interest may benefit, enjoy and be amazed at skills largely unknown today.