Frank Vitz Wanted the Stargate CGI to Melt Your Mind | CGI Fridays - Episode 3
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From pitching Disney's Tron to opening the Stargate, all way through to Judge Dredd and X-Men, Frank Vitz discusses how he got started in the visual effects industry and how his career in CGI evolved with the changing technology. He contributed to the visual effects of the late Doug Trumbull’s multimedia Luxor Las Vegas attraction, and its spiritual successor, Roland Emmerich’s ancient astronaut action movie and accidental franchise-starter, Stargate (1994). 
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