afford the wide exposure required for something 2s unique as a “how to” special: effects magazine. “That will no longer be a problem now After pampering my brainchild through 111 issues worth of tough times and finding it more and more dificult to keep it ‘going, a "guardian angel” emerged in the form of one Key O'Quinn, ‘Kerry is & man with foresight beyond most men and he immediately recog nized the value of cise AGK—not for the dollars it would bring to him (magazines fare a costly and risky investment)—but for the worth of a publication which Would enable thousands of filmmakers to find even more pleasure and knowledge in their craft. Twas natural, then, for Kerry and erew, who were innovative enough to spawn the likes of STARLOG and FUTERELIFE, to bring to you this new and exciting version of cINEMAGIC. Equally vital, though, is the fact thatthe philesophy of the original CINEMAGIC is retained by the new: It's your magazine, ‘Be part oft! Learn from it Share in the excitement of it But most ofall, enjoy itt [know that will because even though it’s my baby, i's been adopted by the ‘mast competent group of people | know of, With your help and support CIEMAGIC is certain to grow to be a tall, proud magazine which will undoubtedly benefit the entire special-effects genre. Don Dohler Dobler, founder of CINEMAGIC. ‘CINeMAGIC will tell you how to create the same kind of special effects without robbing a bank or breaking into Paramount after hours. CINEMAGIC will provide a forum for questions and answers 2s well as for letters and news. I hope that CINEMAGIC will actually have @ hand in ‘educating and aiming many of you toward Hollywood. ‘You have a dedicated editorial staff working to make this magazine ‘more valuable to you than your light meter. David Hutchison, our extremely capable special-effects and science ex- pert on STARLOG, will be handling his first assignment as magazine editor. Beve knows 101 ways to use a coat hanger and masking tape for fan- testic visual tricks, and he is tuned in to the problems and ambitions of young people. He will probably become one of the important people in your life. Bon Dohler, the young explorer who took the first step, will continue to write and edit for cINEMAGIC, lending his vast experience and knowledge of film effects to the new STARLOG:produced version of his baby. Fortunately for you, Don’s move into pro-films has not lessened his love of “roll your own” techniques and projects. ‘And there will be many others—some top professionals and some still struggling upward—who will show and tell these pages. | am very proud of all the people involved in CEMAGIC, and | am proud that we, as company, are able to provide this magazine. Frankly, itis not, for the foreseeable future, a profitable venture, but it Is one of the worthwhile things that our success elsewhere makes possible. ‘CINEMAGIC Is the kind of guide that David Houston and I needed back in our school days. It is the kind of guide that you need—today—to assist you with fantastic filmmaking projects. Use it for all i's worth. CNEMAGIC: i's a start! Kerry O'Quinn/Publisher