Special effects : an oral history : interviews with 38 masters spanning 100 years / Pascal Pinteau ; translated from the French by Laurel Hirsch.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: French Publication details: New York : Harry N. Abrams, 2004.Description: 566 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0810955911 (flexibind)
  • 9780810955912 (flexibind)
Uniform titles:
  • Effets speciaux. English
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 778.5345 22
LOC classification:
  • TR 858  P659s 2004
Other classification:
  • 24.33
Online resources:
Contents:
The dawn of special effects -- Film and manipulated reality -- Animation: from paintbrush to pixel -- The art of metamorphosis -- Grand illusions on the small screen -- Theme parks and attractions -- DVDs--required viewing -- Taking the trip--getting there.
Summary: Spanning a century of film technology from the early innovations of George M li s to the most recent Matrix films, a tribute to the use of illusion in movies features interviews with thirty-seven international special effects masters and more than 1,000 illustrations, in a volume complemented by a list of recommended DVD films.
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Includes index.

Includes filmography (p. [546]-563).

The dawn of special effects -- Film and manipulated reality -- Animation: from paintbrush to pixel -- The art of metamorphosis -- Grand illusions on the small screen -- Theme parks and attractions -- DVDs--required viewing -- Taking the trip--getting there.

Spanning a century of film technology from the early innovations of George M li s to the most recent Matrix films, a tribute to the use of illusion in movies features interviews with thirty-seven international special effects masters and more than 1,000 illustrations, in a volume complemented by a list of recommended DVD films.

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