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VFX Pioneer Petro Vlahos Dies at 96

February 20, 2013 by Ramin Zahed No Comments divider image

Special effects pioneer Petro Vlahos passed away at 96 on February 10. Vlahos, who improved the composite-image process known as the blue-screen effect for the 1959 epic Ben Hur also set new standards in special effects in the memorable Dick Van Dyke dancing with the penguins in Disney’s 1964 feature [...]

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