Al Magliochetti
Encyclopedia
Al Magliochetti is a film
visual effects
artist.
He was born in Hamden
, Connecticut
. As a child he had a strong interest in movies, even making his own short films with an 8 mm camera
. In 1975 he attended Columbia College of Chicago, Illinois
.
in the George A. Romero
film Day of the Dead. In one scene, a large group of extras are lowered underground via an open freight elevator
. As the scene transpired, the wind blew a c-stand down from the opening above. It struck Magliochetti on the head causing massive bleeding beneath his rubber mask. He still has a scar where it hit him.
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
visual effects
Visual effects
Visual effects are the various processes by which imagery is created and/or manipulated outside the context of a live action shoot. Visual effects involve the integration of live-action footage and generated imagery to create environments which look realistic, but would be dangerous, costly, or...
artist.
He was born in Hamden
Hamden, Connecticut
Hamden is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town's nickname is "The Land of the Sleeping Giant." Hamden is home to Quinnipiac University. The population was 58,180 according to the Census Bureau's 2005 estimates...
, Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
. As a child he had a strong interest in movies, even making his own short films with an 8 mm camera
8 mm video format
The 8mm video format refers informally to three related videocassette formats for the NTSC and PAL/SECAM television systems. These are the original Video8 format and its improved successor Hi8 , as well as a more recent digital recording format known as Digital8.Their user base...
. In 1975 he attended Columbia College of Chicago, Illinois
Columbia College Chicago
Columbia College Chicago is one of the largest art colleges in the United States with nearly 12,000 students pursuing degrees within 120 undergraduate and graduate programs...
.
Accident
Magliochetti played a zombie extraExtra (actor)
A background actor or extra is a performer in a film, television show, stage, musical, opera or ballet production, who appears in a nonspeaking, nonsinging or nondancing capacity, usually in the background...
in the George A. Romero
George A. Romero
George Andrew Romero is a Canadian-American film director, screenwriter and editor, best known for his gruesome and satirical horror films about a hypothetical zombie apocalypse. He is nicknamed "Godfather of all Zombies." -Life and career:...
film Day of the Dead. In one scene, a large group of extras are lowered underground via an open freight elevator
Elevator
An elevator is a type of vertical transport equipment that efficiently moves people or goods between floors of a building, vessel or other structures...
. As the scene transpired, the wind blew a c-stand down from the opening above. It struck Magliochetti on the head causing massive bleeding beneath his rubber mask. He still has a scar where it hit him.