Ernest Farino

Two-time Emmy Award-winning Ernest Farino's professional motion picture career has spanned over 25 years, first as a Designer and Animator of visual effects (ranging from the Pillsbury Doughboy to The Terminator (1984) to Children of Dune (2003)), then as a director for feature films, television and the stage (Steel and Lace (1991), Land of the Lost (1991)), and now as a publisher of high-quality books (starting with the 3-volume comprehensive career biography, "Ray Harryhausen - Master of the Majicks"). It all started in the 8th grade with The Curse of Dracula, a 3-minute Super-8 film shot and edited entirely "in-camera." By high school Farino was directing industrial films and local (Texas) TV commercials for clients such as Frozen Food Express and Pepsi Cola. Farino was elected president of the Drama Club and, as an actor, performed leading roles in Inherit the Wind and The Importance of Being Earnest, among others, winning a statewide Best Supporting Actor award as "The Devil" in