Great Throughts Treasury
This site is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Alan William Smolowe who gave birth to the creation of this database.
Don Levy
American Film, Media, Entertainment and Technology Executive, Faculty of Boston University’s Los Angeles Program teaching Entertainment Marketing, Founded Smith Brook Farm, Senior VP of Marketing and Communications for Sony Pictures, Paramount Pictures Publicist
"Movies have proved to be the ultimate medium for magic... With complete control of everything the audience can see, movie makers have created an arsenal of techniques to further their deceptions... Playing with the world and our perception of it really is the essence of visual effects."