Wah Chang

Birth : 1917-08-02,

Death : 2003-12-22

History

Wah Chang was a Chinese-American master of special effects.

Movies

Time Machine: The Journey Back
Himself
Documentary/Sequel to 1960 adaptation of "The Time Machine"
Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women
Special Props
A groups of astronauts crash-land on Venus and find themselves on the wrong side of a group of Venusian women when they kill a monster that is worshipped by them.
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Visual Effects
An old Chinese man rides into the town of Abalone, Arizona and changes it forever, as the citizens see themselves reflected in the mirror of Lao's mysterious circus of mythical beasts.
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
Visual Effects
The Grimm brothers Wilhelm and Jacob, known for their literary works in the nineteenth century, have their lives dramatized. Wilhelm fights to write something entertaining amongst the sea of dry, non-fiction books they write and he sets about collecting oral-tradition fairy tales to put into print. Their life story is countered with reenactments of three of their stories including "The Dancing Princess," "The Cobbler and the Elves" and "The Singing Bone."
Jack the Giant Killer
Visual Effects
The terrible and trecherous Pendragon plans to gain the throne of Cornwall by getting the king to abdicate and to marry his lovely daughter. To help him he has his dreadful witches in his castle and his almost unstoppable sorcery. A giant under his control abducts the princess, but on the way home with her the giant meets farming lad Jack who slays him. This is only the beginning.
Journey to the Seventh Planet
Visual Effects
A space expedition to Uranus is menaced by a giant brain that can make illusions come true.
Atlantis: The Lost Continent
Visual Effects
A Greek Fisherman brings an Atlantean Princess back to her homeland which is the mythical city of Atlantis. He is enslaved for his trouble. The King is being manipulated by an evil sorcerer who is bent on using a natural resource of Atlantis to take over the world. The Atlanteans, or rather the slaves of Atlantis, are forced to mine a crystalline material which absorbs the suns rays. These crystals can then be used for warmth. The misuse of science has created weapons out of the crystals that can fire a heat ray to destroy whatever it touches.
Spartacus
Special Effects
The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership of Spartacus, they make their way to southern Italy, where they will cross the sea and return to their homes.
The Time Machine
Special Effects
A Victorian Englishman travels to the far future and finds that humanity has divided into two hostile species.
Tom Thumb
Animation
A boy, no bigger than a thumb, manages to outwit two thieves determined to make a fortune from him.
The Black Scorpion
Creature Design
Giant scorpions wreck havoc after being released due to volcanic activity.
Suzy Snowflake
Animation
Based on the hit 1951 jingle, this stop-motion animated short briefly follows the titular Suzy Snowflake as she brings joyful snowfall with her, heralding people to play with her before the chance is gone.
The Way of Peace
Director of Photography
Punctuated with stories from the Bible, the film’s purpose was to reinforce Christian values in the atomic age by condemning the consequences of human conflict with scenes of the crucifixion, lynching and Nazi fascism.
The Way of Peace
Producer
Punctuated with stories from the Bible, the film’s purpose was to reinforce Christian values in the atomic age by condemning the consequences of human conflict with scenes of the crucifixion, lynching and Nazi fascism.