Cinefex Magazine – October 1982 – Issue No. 10 – Poltergeist, Firefox – Very Good, No Label
This vintage issue of Cinefex (No. 10, October 1982) presents an in-depth look at two landmark productions and the innovative effects that powered their stories. The magazine is in very good condition, with only minor wear on the edges. The copy pictured is the exact one you will receive. Please examine the photos carefully for condition purposes. All items are shipped in a protective plastic covering, and combined shipping is available upon request.
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Poltergeist — Stilling the Restless Animus – p.4
Paul Mandell explores how producer Steven Spielberg and Industrial Light & Magic crafted some of the most ambitious supernatural effects of the early 1980s. Visual effects supervisor Richard Edlund and his team discuss creating spectral apparitions, portals to other dimensions, and the film’s unforgettable imploding house, while Michael Wood and Craig Reardon explain the mechanical and makeup effects that gave the Freeling family’s haunting its terrifying realism. -
Mach 5 Effects — The Apogee of Firefox – p.40
Paul M. Sammon profiles Apogee, Inc.’s work on Clint Eastwood’s Firefox. With its complex aerial combat scenes and reflective fighter jets, the film required the team to rethink traditional traveling matte techniques, devising new optical and compositing processes to bring high-speed dogfights and icy refueling sequences to the screen.
Front Cover: A malevolent specter threatens the Freeling home in Poltergeist.
Back Cover: The hijacked MiG-31 refuels on an Arctic ice floe in Firefox.
A prized addition for collectors and fans of practical effects, this issue of Cinefex captures the ingenuity and craftsmanship behind two iconic early-1980s films.