andrás rajnai was a hungarian tv director and screenwriter who worked for hungarian television (magyar televízió müvelödési föszerkesztöség: mtv) between 1958 and 1996. he was born on july 7, 1934 in budapest, hungary, and died on january 28, 2004 (age 69), also in budapest. he was known for his use of blue-screen special effects techniques which he applied to television adaptations of science fiction and fantasy stories, by authors such as stanislaw lem, isaac asimov, alexei tolstoy, jonathan swift, dante alighieri and others.