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Samuel de Champlain wrote, referencing the Huron and Algonquin First Nations, in his travel memoirs (V.III, p. 164), "Winter, when there is much snow, they (the Indians) make a kind of snowshoe that are two to three times larger than those in France, that they tie to their feet, and thus go on the snow, without sinking into it, otherwise they ...
Snowmaking is the production of snow by forcing water and pressurized air through a "snow gun", also known as a "snow cannon". Snowmaking is mainly used at ski resorts to supplement natural snow. This allows ski resorts to improve the reliability of their snow cover and to extend their ski seasons from late autumn to early spring.
off the coast of Cuba. Occupation. special effects artist. Years active. 1946-1956. Russell Morrison Shearman (April 27, 1908 – May 5, 1956) was an Oscar -winning American special effects artist. He was electrocuted while repairing equipment used in filming The Sharkfighters in Cuba 1956, serving as head technician on the picture.
The variety of gadgets at her disposal include a "telescopic snow ray" that can create petrifying blizzards, a "defroster ray" for reverse effects, a hat that produces blue snow, and a smoking pipe that projects icicles. She also controls an army of robots attuned to her brainwaves. Cheetah: Wonder Woman #6 (October 1943)
Rotoscoping. Patent drawing for Max Fleischer 's original rotoscope. The artist is drawing on a transparent easel, onto which the movie projector at the right is beaming an image of a single movie frame. Rotoscoping is an animation technique that animators use to trace over motion picture footage, frame by frame, to produce realistic action.
The elongated winter storm moving over the East Coast early on March 5. The March 2015 North American winter storm was a significant snow and ice storm that plowed through much of the United States, bringing 1–2 feet (12–24 in) of snow and record cold temperatures behind it. [1] [3] The storm actually occurred in two phases, with the latter ...
Matrix digital rain, or Matrix code, is the computer code featured in the “Ghost in the shell” and the Matrix series. The falling green code is a way of representing the activity of the simulated reality environment of the Matrix on screen by kinetic typography. All four Matrix movies, as well as the spin-off The Animatrix episodes, open ...
Chopping Mall (laser effects) Demon Wind (hand rotoscoped demonic effects throughout) A Fistful of Dollars (title sequence) The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (title sequence) Guardians of the Galaxy (Rocket Raccoon was created by rotoscoping Oreo, a tame raccoon) Harry and the Hendersons (scenes from the film are rotoscoped for the end credits)