Season 1

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  9.8/109 votes

  Creature Makeup: Masks and Mirrors

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/24/1994

  Prosthetic molds, masks, and makeup with an emphasis on the 1994 fantasy/comedy, Cabin Boy.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  9.6/106 votes

  Optical Effects: Optical Illusions

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/1/1994

  How optical shots are composited with an emphasis on the 1983 George Lucas film, Return of the Jedi.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  N/A/100 votes

  Creature Articulation: The Art of Imitation

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/8/1994

  Creature models and miniatures with an emphasis on the 1993 Roger Corman film, Carnosaur.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.0/108 votes

  Miniature Pyrotechnics: Baby Blasts

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/15/1994

  Pyrotechnics with an emphasis on the 1993 Sylvester Stallone film, Cliffhanger.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  N/A/100 votes

  Forced Perspective: Eye of the Beholder

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/22/1994

  Forced perspective trickery with an emphasis on the 1993 Christopher Guest remake of Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  N/A/100 votes

  Ride Films: Riding the Movies

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/29/1994

  Theme park attractions that are film driven, with an emphasis on motion simulator attraction, Star Quest Adventure.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  8.6/109 votes

  Action Miniatures: Fast and Furious

  Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/5/1994

  Special effects shots using miniatures with an emphasis on the 1993 Fantasy/Romance, Heart and Souls.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  N/A/100 votes

  Matte Paintings: The Panoramic Art

  Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/12/1994

  How matte paintings are incorporated into special effects shots with an emphasis on the 1993 sequel, Addams Family Values.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  N/A/100 votes

  Computer Animation: Electric Dreams

  Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/19/1994

  Computer graphic imagery in film, with an emphasis on a talking cat from the 1993 Walt Disney Pictures film, Hocus Pocus.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  N/A/100 votes

  Cinematic Flight: Up, Up and Away

  Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 8/26/1994

  The history of flight in film, with an emphasis on the 1993 Walt Disney Pictures film, Hocus Pocus.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  8.6/106 votes

  Models and Miniatures: A Model of Perfection

  Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/2/1994

  How miniature models are used in effects scenes with an emphasis on the television series, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  N/A/100 votes

  Stop Motion Animation: One Step at a Time

  Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 9/9/1994

  How stop-motion animation works with an emphasis on the work of Willis O'Brien, Ray Harryhausen, and Phil Tippett.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  N/A/100 votes

  Atmospheric Effects: Eye of the Storm

  Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 9/16/1994

  How weather is created for film with an emphasis on the 1993 Clint Eastwood film, In the Line of Fire, and the 1994 Coen Brothers film, The Hudsucker Proxy.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  N/A/100 votes

  Digital Enhancement: Painting by Numbers

  Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 9/23/1994

  Computer generated effects in film with an emphasis on the 1993 fantasy/comedy Heart and Souls and a Kodak commercial.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  N/A/100 votes

  Sound Effects: Audio Awareness

  Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 9/30/1994

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  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  N/A/100 votes

  Pyrotechnics: Bombs and Other Blasts

  Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 10/7/1994

  How explosions are created for film with an emphasis on the 1993 adaptation of Stephen King's Needful Things.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  N/A/100 votes

  Weapons: Hits and Misses

  Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 10/14/1994

  How weapons and ammunition are created for film, with an emphasis on the 1993 Sylvester Stalone action film, Demolition Man.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown

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  N/A/100 votes

  Physical Effects: Causes and Effects

  Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 10/21/1994

  How physical gags and effects are executed in film, with an emphasis on the 1993 comedy, Hot Shots! Part Deux.

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Unknown