Gregory Nicotero (Born: March 15, 1963) Oscar winning special effects master Greg Nicotero may have moved onto the realms of CGI effects in todays cinema in films such as the big budget adaptation of C.S. Lewiss The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005), but its his works for Romeros Undead series that we Horrorheads will always love him for best. He began his special effects career under the guidance of the master himself, Tom Savini. His later work on Day of the Dead (1985) is beyond horrifying, its downright impossible looking, realistic as you can get, and mind blowing. Its also genre expanding, working along those thin lines of what is art and what is pure exploitative for the sake of shocking the viewer. And while any Horrorhead worth his salt knows its wonderful that one of our own has made it BIGTIME HOLLYWOOD in the above mentioned Narnia series of films, its also great to see Nicotero has come back to us with his recent SPFX work on the incredibly intense and realistic zombie apocalypse AMC series The Walking Dead (2010-present), based on Robert Kirkmans graphic novel series of the same name. He knows how to make the undead seem to come to...well..life. Or is that unlife? In any case, this is a man who is already legend. He can only add to his legend status from here on out. #horrorchannel #wearehorror
Posted on: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 02:46:58 +0000
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