Italian special effects artist (1925–2012)
Carlo Rambaldi
Carlo Rambaldi in 2010
Born (1925-09-15 ) September 15, 1925Died August 10, 2012(2012-08-10) (aged 86) Citizenship Italy Education Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna [ 1] Occupation(s) Special effects artist, makeup artist Years active 1963-2006[ 1] Notable work King Kong Close Encounters of the Third Kind Alien E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Spouse Bruna Basso[ 2] Children Vittorio[ 2] [ 3] Awards 3 Oscars
Carlo Rambaldi (September 15, 1925 – August 10, 2012) was an Italianspecial effects andmakeup effects artist. He was the winner of threeAcademy Awards : oneSpecial Achievement Academy Award for Best Visual Effects in1977 for the 1976 version ofKing Kong [ 4] Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects in1980 and1983 for, respectively,Alien [ 5] E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial [ 6] Alien and the design of thetitle character ofE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial . In 2017, he was inducted into theVisual Effects Society Hall of Fame .
Carlo Rambaldi was born September 15, 1925, inVigarano Mainarda ,Emilia-Romagna .[ 7] Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna , where he developed a passion for electromechanics and the skeleton and musculature of the human body. He was heavily influenced by the work ofPicasso and the Italian artistRenato Guttuso .[ 2]
Rambaldi's first work in film was creating a fire-breathing dragon for the 1957 Italian pictureSigfrido [ 2] The Dragon's Blood
In 1963 he became a full-time special effects artist. He worked with Italian directors includingMario Bava ,Federico Fellini ,Pier Paolo Pasolini ,Mario Monicelli andDario Argento .[ 2] Medusa vs the Son of Hercules (1962),Bloody Pit of Horror Planet of the Vampires Hercules and the Princess of Troy L'Odissea A Bay of Blood The Night of the Devils Andy Warhol's Frankenstein Andy Warhol's Dracula Deep Red Profondo Rosso , 1975),King Kong Close Encounters of the Third Kind Alien Nightwing Possession E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Dune Conan the Destroyer Silver Bullet Cat's Eye King Kong Lives Cameron's Closet
Rambaldi had the distinction of being the first special effects artist to be required to prove that his work on a film was not 'real'. Dog-mutilation scenes in the 1971 filmA Lizard in a Woman's Skin Lucio Fulci , was prosecuted for offenses relating toanimal cruelty . Fulci would have served a two-year prison sentence, had Rambaldi not exhibited the film's array of props to a courtroom, proving that the scene was not filmed using real animals.[ 8] [ 9]
Rambaldi's last screen credit was on the 1988 horror filmPrimal Rage Spielberg were to filmE.T. today using the latest technology I'm not sure it would be a hit because the techniques they’re using at the moment couldn't reproduce the tender expression of ET's eyes, for example. The secret of creating what technology is unable to express lies in the work of the artisan, who is able to develop characteristics that touch our deepest emotions."[ 2]
Personal life and death [ edit ] Carlo Rambaldi married Bruna Basso, with whom he had a son, Vittorio, and a daughter, Daniela.[ 10] [ 2] [ 11]
Rambaldi died after a long illness[ 12] Lamezia Terme ,Calabria , where he had lived for the last decade of his life,[ 7] [ 13]
His ashes were laid to rest in the family tomb in Vigarano Mainarda, near his son Alessandro.[ 13]
One Special Achievement Academy Award [ edit ] Two Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects [ edit ] Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards [ edit ] 1982: Special Award, "for the body of his work " 1985: Special Award, "for his whole activities "[ note 1] Los Angeles Italian Film Awards [ edit ] 2000: Outstanding Achievement Award for Best Special Effects David di Donatello Awards [ edit ] 2002: Special David Award ^ MystFest is the commonly used abbreviation for the "International Mystery Film Festival ofCattolica ", in Italian "Festival internazionale del giallo e del mistero di Cattolica "^a b Studying art at the Fine Arts Academy of Bologna Archived 2012-04-02 at theWayback Machine ^a b c d e f g "Obituaries: Carlo Rambaldi" .The Daily Telegraph ^ "Addio a Carlo Rambaldiil creatore di E.T. E Alien" . August 10, 2012.^ 49th Academy Awards (Monday, March 28, 1977) , official lists of winners and nominees in theOscars.org website^ 52nd Academy Awards (Monday, April 14, 1980) , official lists of winners and nominees in theOscars.org website^ 55th Academy Awards (Monday, April 11, 1983) , official lists of winners and nominees in theOscars.org website^a b (in Italian) Assante, Ernesto (August 10, 2012)."Addio a Carlo Rambaldi il creatore di E.T. e Alien" .la Repubblica ^ Wickman, Forrest (August 13, 2012)."R.I.P. Carlo Rambaldi, Creator ofE.T. " Slate ^ Davis, Lauren (October 28, 2012)."5 horror movies so gruesome, the makers were investigated for cruelty and murder" .io9 . ^ "Addio a Carlo Rambaldi il creatore di E.T. e Alien" .repubblica.it . August 10, 2012. Retrieved2017-06-03 .^ "Carlo Rambaldi sarà cremato e sepolto a Vigarano Mainarda" .www.ilrestodelcarlino.it . August 11, 2012. Retrieved2017-06-03 .^ "ET and Alien special effects artist Carlo Rambaldi dies" .BBC News . August 10, 2012. Retrieved2017-06-03 .^a b Agi, Fonte (August 11, 2012)."Carlo Rambaldi sarà cremato e sepolto a Vigarano Mainarda" .www.ilrestodelcarlino.it . Retrieved2017-06-03 . ^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017 , p. 49.^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017 , p. 70.^ Curti 2017a , pp. 315–316.^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017 , pp. 57–58.^ Kinnard & Crnkovich 2017 , pp. 115–116.^ Curti 2017b , pp. 137–138.^ Celli & Cottino-Jones 2007 , p. 106.^ Curti 2016 , p. 104.^ Curti 2017a , p. 32.^ Curti 2017a , p. 74.^ Curti 2017a , p. 69.^ Curti 2017a , p. 327.^ Curti 2017a , p. 80.^ Curti 2017b , pp. 124–125.^ "Andy Warhol's Frankenstein" . American Film Institute. Retrieved2017-09-12 .^ Gallant, Chris (2000).Art of Darkness: The Cinema of Dario Argento . Fab Press. p. 279.ISBN 1903254078 ^ "Profondo rosso" (in French). Bifi.fr. Retrieved2018-06-29 .^ "King Kong" . American Film Institute. Retrieved2017-09-12 .^ "The White Buffalo" . American Film Institute. Retrieved2017-09-12 .^ "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" . American Film Institute. Retrieved2017-09-12 .^ "Alien" . American Film Institute. Archived fromthe original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved2017-09-12 .^ "Nightwing" . American Film Institute. Retrieved2017-09-12 .^ "The Hand" . American Film Institute. Retrieved2017-09-12 .^ "Possession (1981)" .IMDb . Retrieved2021-10-01 .^ "E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial" . American Film Institute. Retrieved2017-09-12 .^ "Conan the Destroyer" . American Film Institute. Retrieved2017-09-12 .^ "Dune" . American Film Institute. Retrieved2017-09-12 .^ "Stephen King's Cat's Eye" . American Film Institute. Retrieved2017-09-12 .^ "Silver Bullet" . American Film Institute. Retrieved2017-09-12 .Celli, C.; Cottino-Jones, M. C (2007).A New Guide to Italian Cinema . Springer.ISBN 978-0-230-60182-6 Curti, Roberto (2015).Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1957-1969 . McFarland.ISBN 978-1476619897 Curti, Roberto (2016).Diabolika: Supercriminals, Superheroes and the Comic Book Universe in Italian Cinema . Midnight Marquee Press.ISBN 978-1-936168-60-6 Curti, Roberto (2017a).Riccardo Freda: The Life and Works of a Born Filmmaker . McFarland.ISBN 978-1-4766-6970-0 Curti, Roberto (2017b).Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1970-1979 .McFarland .ISBN 978-1476629605 Kinnard, Roy; Crnkovich, Tony (2017).Italian Sword and Sandal Films, 1908-1990 . McFarland.ISBN 978-1476662916
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