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4 unusual facts about Craig Barron


Craig Barron

In A Bucket of Water and a Glass Matte, on the 2010 release of Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times, he and Ben Burtt demonstrate Chaplin's use of miniatures and sound effects in the film's factory and roller-skating scenes.

Since 2006, he has presented public screenings, often partnering with sound designer Ben Burtt, demonstrating the art of matte painting and VFX techniques of classic films such as Modern Times, The Rains Came, The Adventures of Robin Hood, and Gunga Din.

Matte World Digital was the first in the industry to apply radiosity rendering to film in Martin Scorsese’s Casino.

Matte World Digital served the visions of such filmmakers as Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, James Cameron, and David Fincher.



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