Special Effects: An Introduction to Movie Magic

Front Cover
Twenty-First Century Books, 2006 M01 1 - 128 pages
Looks at the history of the special effects industry from silent films to the use of current technologies, providing insight into how various special effects are created and used.
 

Contents

The Archaeology of Special Effects
10
CHAPTER 3
35
CHAPTER 4
42
HOW ITS DONE
50
Academy Awards for Special Effects
113
Further Reading
121
Copyright

Common terms and phrases

References to this book

About the author (2006)

Ron Miller has worked as a freelance writer and illustrator for more than 30 years. He has written short stories, nonfiction works, novels, and created a comic book. His illustrations have appeared in magazines such as Astronomy and Scientific American. He has also worked on motion pictures and created postage stamps.

Bibliographic information