Stan Winston

Stanley Winston April 7 1946 June 15 2008 was an American visual effects supervisor makeup artist and film director He was best known for his work in the Terminator series the Jurassic Park series Aliens the Predator series Iron Man Edward Scissorhands Avatar and Enthiran He won four Academy Awards for his work Winston a frequent collaborator with director James Cameron owned several effects studios including Stan Winston Digital The established areas of expertise for Winston were in makeup puppets and practical effects but he had recently expanded his studio to encompass digital effects as well