Jim Danforth and his assistant  Karen Tutle, with a matte painting made for TV miniseries "The blue and the gray"

Danforth at work on a painting for "Planet of dinosaurs" 1979

Another painting made for Planet of Dinosaurs.

Filmography.

- Prophecy, The (1995) (matte artist) (matte photographer)
- Dragonworld (1994) (animator)
- Dinosaur Island (1994) (special effects)
- Dark Universe (1993) (matte painter)
- Body Bags (1993) (TV) (animator) (uncredited) (logo designer: 187 Corporation)
- Robot Wars (1993) (additional stop-motion)
- Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman (1993) (TV) (title artist)
- Body Snatchers (1993) (matte artist)
- Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992) (matte artist) (uncredited) (matte photographer)
- Bugsy (1991) (matte artist) (uncredited)
- Flatliners (1990) (matte artist)
- Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) (optical effects)
- DeepStar Six (1989) (matte artist) (miniature effects)
- Wizard of Speed and Time, The (1988) (optical effects)
- They Live (1988) (special photographic effects)
- Dominick and Eugene (1988) (matte artist)
- Prince of Darkness (1987) (matte artist) (uncredited) (matte painter)
- Runaway Train (1985) (matte artist) (uncredited) (matte photographer) (uncredited)
- Stuff, The (1985) (matte artist) (miniature photography) (optical effects)
- Commando (1985) (matte artist) (uncredited) (matte photographer) (uncredited)
- Day of the Dead (1985) (matte artist) (matte photographer)
- Ninja III: The Domination (1984) (matte artist) (matte supervisor)
- .It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (1984) (TV) (matte artist)
- .Ewok Adventure, The (1984) (TV) (matte artist) (matte photographer)
- Unendliche Geschichte, Die (NeverEnding Story, The)  (1984) (matte artist) (matte photographer)
- .Sahara (1983) (matte photographer) (matte supervisor)
- Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) (effects photography) (matte artist)
- Murder Me, Murder You (1983) (TV) (matte supervisor)
- "Blue and the Gray, The" (1982) (mini) TV Series (matte artist)
- Thing, The (1982) (matte artist) (uncredited)
- Shadow Riders, The (1982) (TV) (matte artist)
- "Bring 'Em Back Alive" (1982) TV Series (matte artist) (matte supervisor)
- Megaforce (1982) (matte artist) (matte photographer)
- Conan the Barbarian (1982) (matte artist)
- Clash of the Titans (1981) (animator)
- Day Time Ended, The (1980) (matte artist) (matte photographer)
- Scarlett O'Hara War, The (1980) (TV) (matte artist) (uncredited)
- Creepshow(80)(Matte apaint)
- Caveman(80)(Visual effects superv)
- "Supertrain" (1979) TV Series (matte artist) (pilot episode)
- Topper (1979) (TV) (on-set ghost effects consultant)
- Winter Kills (1979) (effects consultant)
- "Salvage 1" (1979) TV Series (iceberg photo effects: episode "Hard Water")
- Planet of the Dinosaurs (1978) (matte artist)
- Vortex (78)(matte art)
- Crater Lake Monster, The (1977) (assistant model animator)
- True Story of Eskimo Nell, The (1975) (matte artist)
- Reincarnation of Peter Proud, The (1975) (matte artist)
- Dark Star(74)(matte art)
- Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973) (matte supervisor)
- Flesh Gordon (1972) (matte artist) (uncredited) (special visual effects) (as Mij  Htrofnad)
- Portnoy's Complaint (1972) (matte artist) (uncredited) (matte supervisor) (uncredited)
- Equinox (1971) (matte artist) (uncredited)
- When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970) (effects cameraman) (matte artist) (uncredited)
- .Earth II (1971) (TV) (special effects coordinator)
- Diamonds Are Forever (1971) (animator) (uncredited)
- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) (animator)
- When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970) (animator) (uncredited) (process projectionist)
- .Little Fauss and Big Halsy (1970) (effects crew)
- Mighty Gorga, The (1969) (cave dragon effects)
-  "Here's Lucy" (1968) TV Series (animator: "Lucy" puppet, main title sequence)
- Around the World Under the Sea (1966) (miniature crew) (uncredited)
-  "Star Trek" (1966) TV Series (property maker) (episode "Cage, The")
- "Outer Limits, The" (1963) TV Series (effects crew: 1963-1965)
- War Lord, The (1965) (art department model maker) (uncredited)
- Woman of the prehistoric planet(1965)
- That Funny Feeling (1965) (matte artist)
- Strange Bedfellows (1964) (art department model maker) (uncredited)
- .Father Goose (1964) (miniature maker) (uncredited)
- Seven Faces of Dr. Lao (1964) (special visual effects)
- I'd Rather Be Rich (1964) (animator)
- It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) (miniature maker)
- Journey to the Seventh Planet (1962) (cyclops special effect)
- "Davey and Goliath" (1962) TV Series (animator)
- Jack the Giant Killer (1962) (animator)
- Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm, The (1962) (animator)
- Master of the World (1961) (miniature maker)
-  Flight of the Lost Balloon (1961) (puppeteer)
- Atlantis, the Lost Continent (1961) (animator) (uncredited)
- Vendetta di Ercole, La (1960) (stop-motion animator) (Goliath and the Dragon)
- Time machine(60)(assist animator)
 - "Dinah Shore Chevy Show, The" (1956) TV Series (animator)
- "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951) TV Series (animation producer: main title sequence)
 

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