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- From: jittlov@gumby.cs.caltech.edu (Mike Jittlov)
- Subject: Re: Magic in the Movies
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- Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
- References: <39CS02Ss20r.01@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com>
- Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 10:38:58 GMT
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- jti01@DUTS.ccc.amdahl.com writes:
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- > TEMPLATE:
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- > Movie: (Title)
- > Actor/magician: (person performing effect)
- > Effect: (name or description of the effect)
- > Scene: (scene or where in movie the effect occurs)
- > Available on tape: (is movie available on video tape?)
- > Comments: (any additional info, i.e. quality of film, effect, etc.)
-
-
- Movie: "The Wizard of Speed and Time"
- Actor/Magician: Mike Jittlov
- Effect: producing a feature film out of thin material
- Scene: throughout (over 400 effects shots, many magic-based)
- Available on tape: usually at Blockbuster; also laserdisk
- Comments: Jittlov stars as a special effects wizard fighting
- the Hollywood System, in a bizarre comedy-adventure
- satirizing his own experiences at Disney Studios.
-
- Jittlov began inventing original magic illusions at
- age 12, fooling the Pros at IBM and SAM meetings,
- and pestering Blackstone at Hollywood Magic. He
- also gave the first magic show at the Magic Castle,
- in 1963 (to Jay Ose and friends).
-
-
- Movie: "The Seven Faces of Dr. Lao"
- Actor/Magician: Tony Randall, and George Boston
- Effect: various
- Scene: throughout - especially with Merlin
- Available on tape: yes
- Comments: a mysterious circus comes to a small western town
- with fulfillment for everyone's dreams and dreads.
-
- George L. Boston taught Randall several tricks for
- the film, as well as using his hand to play the
- talking serpent.
-
-
- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
- > MOVIES (in alphabetic order) last editted = 7/08/92
- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
- >| Movie: "Addams Family" the movie
- >| Magician/actor: Christopher Hart portrays "Thing"
- >| Effect:
- >| Scene: Thru-out the movie
- >| Available on tape: Yes
- >| Comments: Christopher Hart plays "Thing". He got the role due to
- >| his great hand dexterity.
- >| Info provided by: reeves@aosg.gsf.dec.com (Jon Reeves AOSG)
- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
- I was in the casting call for the above. Unfortunately, I was working
- late, until 5am, and the casting call was across the city at 10am, and
- I had three too-many cups of coffee. Oh well...
-
- *:) Hey! Is Chris the one who does the jumping quarter effect? (:*
-
-
-
-
- >==========================================================================
- > MOVIES WITH DESCRIPTIONS BUT NO TITLE (please send any info on these)
- >==========================================================================
-
- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
- mj Movie: "The Time Travelers'
- mj Magician/actor: Sci-Fi collector Forrest J Ackerman, & others
- mj Effect: square-to-circle, lots of stuff
- mj Scene: the hyper-scientific android construction scene
- mj Available on tape: maybe - call Forry for info - (213) MOON-FAN
-
- > Comments: sci-fi movie in color. It was called something like Robot
- > Massacre as I recall. The plot revolved around some time
- > travelling scientists who end up in a future post holocaust
- > Earth. The movie was probably made in the late 50's or
- > early '60's. Magic effects were used as science devices:
- > the card between glass effect used photos of planets, and
- > was called a viewscreen. The metal circle to square was
- > done repeatedly on a robot assembly line. And the
- > rotisserie vanish and peppers ghost illusion were used as
- > a transporter send and recieve. All effects were actually
- > performed.
- > Information provided by rja@batcomfs.Eng.Sun.COM
- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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