It's indeed a very sad news we have to pass today: Stan Winston, one of the most well-known visual effects supervisor and make-up artist, and famous for his work in the Terminator series, Aliens, the Predator series, Edward Scissorhands, and of course, the Jurassic Park series, passed away on June 15, 2008, at his home in Malibu, California after suffering for seven years with multiple myeloma.

Stan Winston owned more than one effects studio, 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. He won a total of four Academy Awards for his work, one of them in 1993, for that movie we all grew up with...

All our thoughts and prayers go to his family. Farewell, and thank you, Mr. Winston, for all the sparkles you put in our eyes for all these years. Thank you.