cbarron
10-29-2004, 11:35 PM
So the Legends gallery is cool but a few comments:
“The Adventures of Robin Hood” matte painting in your gallery section was by Paul Detlefsen not Bonestell and it’s an original negative matte shot painted on board like masionite not glass. Also, there were many other matte artists that worked on Selznick films besides matte department head Jack Cosgrove. It’s impossible to say who did the paintings you show from “Rebecca” or “Gone with the Wind” unless you have direct knowledge of who painted it. Sometime I was able to do this after a good deal of research for my book but if it’s a Selznick film it’s not automatically Cosgrove anymore then a painting from “The Wizard of Oz” at MGM was automatically Warren Newcombe. Studio matte departments like today often had teams of many matte artists working there. But, unfortunately back then only the department head would nominally get screen credit.
Might be better to say “From Selznick’s matte department under Jack Cosgrove,” or something like that? Also, it would be nice if people could leave comments in the Gallery under the paintings for discussions like this.
Thanks.
-Craig
“The Adventures of Robin Hood” matte painting in your gallery section was by Paul Detlefsen not Bonestell and it’s an original negative matte shot painted on board like masionite not glass. Also, there were many other matte artists that worked on Selznick films besides matte department head Jack Cosgrove. It’s impossible to say who did the paintings you show from “Rebecca” or “Gone with the Wind” unless you have direct knowledge of who painted it. Sometime I was able to do this after a good deal of research for my book but if it’s a Selznick film it’s not automatically Cosgrove anymore then a painting from “The Wizard of Oz” at MGM was automatically Warren Newcombe. Studio matte departments like today often had teams of many matte artists working there. But, unfortunately back then only the department head would nominally get screen credit.
Might be better to say “From Selznick’s matte department under Jack Cosgrove,” or something like that? Also, it would be nice if people could leave comments in the Gallery under the paintings for discussions like this.
Thanks.
-Craig