Visual Effects: 100 Years of Inspiration

August 28 2009, 12:42am

A "5th-grader-friendly" collection of clips and making-of footage from notable visual effects films of the past century. Originally intended for educational use as an introduction to a classroom lecture. The music track is "Rods and Cones" from the album "Audio" by Blue Man Group.

1900 - The Enchanted Drawing 1903 - The Great Train Robbery 1923 - The Ten Commandments (Silent) 1927 - Sunrise 1933 - King Kong 1939 - The Wizard of Oz 1940 - The Thief of Bagdad 1954 - 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 1956 - Forbidden Planet 1963 - Jason and the Argonauts 1964 - Mary Poppins 1977 - Star Wars 1982 - Tron 1985 - Back to the Future 1988 - Who Framed Roger Rabbit 1989 - The Abyss 1991 - Terminator 2: Judgement Day 1992 - The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles 1993 - Jurassic Park 2004 - Spider-Man 2 2005 - King Kong 2006 - Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 2007 - Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 2007 - The Golden Compass 2008 - The Spiderwick Chronicles 2008 - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button