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Norman O. Dawn (25 May 1884 – 2 February 1975) was an early American film director. He made several improvements on the matte shot to apply it to motion picture, and was the first director to use rear projection in film production.
Apr 12, 2019 · Norman O. Dawn was was a relatively obscure yet historically significant early special effects cinematographer, inventor, artist, and motion picture director, writer, and producer. He invented the “glass shot” application to motion picture, and was the first director to use rear projection in cinema.
Norman O. Dawn (1884–1975) was a relatively obscure yet historically significant early special effects cinematographer, inventor, artist, and motion picture director, writer, and producer.
Feb 2, 2010 · Many of the early special effects techniques were devised in cinema’s earliest years by Norman O. Dawn (1886–1975) and subsequently refined and improved by succeeding special effects artists.
- Alicia Dietrich
Jul 28, 2018 · This is what special effects pioneer Norman Dawn excelled in, coming up with fantastical backdrops for scenes over a career that spanned 80 films. The University of Texas at Austin has a digital archive of his scene sketches, accompanied by detailed notes of his experiences making them real.
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Norman O. Dawn (25 May 1884 – 2 February 1975) was an early American film director. He made several improvements on the matte shot to apply it to motion picture, and was the first director to use rear projection in film production.
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Norman Dawn (1884–1975) was the first person to use a glass shot in a motion picture. Dawn was taught this technique while employed as a still photographer in Los Angeles in 1905. Glass shots were used to avoid costly retouching of photographic images.
