For more than 30 years, four-time Academy Award® winner Stan Winston has been dazzling movie-goers with one spectacular creation after another. Now, in a move for which his fans have long been waiting, he’s opening up the Stan Winston Studio to collaborate on the first-ever book to reveal all the behind-the-scenes secrets of his groundbreaking and hugely influential artistry and effects work.

Titan Books, a publisher with a formidable reputation for producing high quality books on film, TV, and popular culture, is thrilled to announce the acquisition of this project. The publisher will work closely with Stan Winston and the artisans of the Stan Winston Studio on the new book, tentatively titled The Winston Effect: The Art and History of Stan Winston Studio.

The Winston Effect is currently scheduled for release in the autumn of 2006 as a lavish hardcover book. Covering Winston’s entire career from his early days as a make-up apprentice at Disney Studios, through his artistic successes with Aliens, The Terminator, Jurassic Park, and Edward Scissorhands, to his goals for the future and the ripple effect of his work on other creative minds, the book will feature an extensive array of sketches, production art, and photographs straight from the studio archives. Stan Winston himself is heavily involved and will grant numerous interviews, as well as allow access to his creative staff. Jody Duncan, editor of Cinefex, the renowned journal of cinematic illusions, will author the title. The deal was brokered by Stan Winston Studio’s licensing agent, Russell Binder of Quattro Consumer Products.

“This is a dream project for us,” says Titan Publisher Nick Landau. “We are beyond thrilled to be working with an artist of Mr. Winston’s calibre. The book itself will be a work of art, a collaboration between artist, writer, and publisher that will celebrate Mr. Winston’s role as one of the most talented and innovative creators working in Hollywood today.”

“I’ve been blessed by having been involved in a body of work that spans over 35 years and utilizes the creative minds of the brilliant film makers, artists, and technical geniuses behind some of the most memorable movies of all time. I am exposed to this body of work every day that I walk into my studio. It’s an awesome experience and one that I’d like to share with as many people as possible – hence the need to create this book,” Stan Winston explains. “Although 'state of the art' in every technical way has been used to advance our abilities in creating characters, at the core of their reality still remains the unparalleled tool of the artist’s eye. This book will expose the reader not only to the advancement of our technical expertise, but more importantly to the artists that have brought the work to life. These are truly the renaissance artists of the 20th and 21st centuries."

Not since Lon Chaney has one individual been responsible for the creation of so many memorable character icons. Stan Winston is indeed the common denominator linking some of the cinema's most innovative and accomplished character designs. From The Terminator and the extra terrestrial monstrosities of Aliens, to the amazing dinosaurs of Jurassic Park and the fanciful character of Edward Scissorhands, Winston has garnered a record number of awards for his achievements. He has won four Academy Awards® and has been nominated for ten. He has also claimed three British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, two Emmy Awards, and numerous other industry awards. Recent releases featuring the work of Stan Winston and his studio include Big Fish, Constantine, and Steven Spielberg’s War of the Worlds. He is also collaborating with researchers at MIT in the development of a sociable robot named “Leonardo,” a project that combines character artistry, robotics, and artificial intelligence.