Working on The Terminator (1984)
The Terminator Effects Veteran Shane Mahan (Stan Winston Studio supervisor, co-owner Legacy Effects) shares memories of working with Stan Winston and James Cameron on the iconic film that started the unstoppable Terminator franchise. "Being so close with Jim and Stan and being in that sort of sphere, that was my film school," recalls Mahan. "The Terminator was like 8 years of concentrated film school, in one 5-month period... every lesson I've learned from that film, until today, has pretty much been retained."
Video excerpt from the full Monster Maker Interview w/Oscar nominee Shane Mahan includes exclusive behind-the-scenes imagery and video footage from the making of The Terminator.
Courses with the Creators of Terminator 2
- Special Effects Sequence Design with Shane Mahan
- Mastering Effects Disasters - Explode A Head with Andy Schoneberg
- Remote Makeup Application Part 1: Prosthetic & Kit Preparation with Andy Schoneberg
- Animatronics Design Basics with Richard Landon
- Cable Mechanism Basics - Tentacles with Richard Landon
- Hybrid Characters: Blending Practical & Digital FX with John Rosengrant
- Hybrid Character Design: Practical To Digital with Christopher Swift
- Animation For Animatronics: Intro To Pololu, Maya & AnimServo Software with Craig Caton-Largent
- How To Build An Animatronic Head - Creating The Mechanical Underskull with Craig Caton-Largent
- Garage Monsters - How To Make Creature FX On A Budget with Shannon Shea
- The Business of Making Monsters with Shannon Shea
- How To Sculpt A Character Makeup with Bruce Spaulding Fuller
- Character Makeup - Multi-Piece Prosthetic Application with Bruce Spaulding Fuller