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Special Effects: An Oral History--Interviews with 37 Masters Spanning 100 Years Pascal Pinteau ( Paperback - Jan 1, 2005) Buy New: $37.50 $12.89 14 Used & new from $6.40
Browse similar itemsEditorial ReviewsProduct Description:Spanning a century of screen wizardry-from the early innovations of the pioneering French fantasist Georges Méliès to the first synthetic TRON images to the cutting-edge technology used in the most recent Star Wars and The Matrix-this fabulous volume pays homage to dazzling visual pyrotechnics and the artists of illusion who created them. This detailed look at the history of these great illusions is presented through interviews with 37 international masters of the art and science of special effects and more than 1,000 spectacular illustrations, nearly all in color. The monster spewing flames in Godzilla, the flying bicycle in E.T. , the rampaging dinosaurs in Jurassic Park-these are just a few of the cinematic magic moments that have held audiences spellbound over the years. The inventors of such screen legerdemain reveal the huge variety of techniques they employ, from animation, animatronics, makeup, and model-making to the most astounding computer trickery possible today. The book encompasses not only film and television but also theme parks and attractions. As a bonus, the author includes his selection of DVDs with not-to-be-missed special effects. AUTHOR BIO: Pascal Pinteau is a journalist, screenwriter, and special effects designer who has created special effects for commercials, TV shows, and theme parks. Since 1985, he has visited with special effects masters throughout the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Australia. Customer ReviewsAverage Customer Review  I'm very desapointed, February 26, 2009 By Pedro A. V. SilvaI bought this book, but for my desapointment the book came with a hole, and this hole starts on the cover and finishes at the 18th page. Im very sad about that. And the Casco Books's Customer Service is very very bad.  Wonderful!, February 16, 2009 By Todd A. Schall-vess (Richmond, VA) A fantastic collection of pieces by different people inside the effects industry that is the next best thing to getting to interview them yourselves PLUS lots of photos I've never seen anywhere else.  Not bad but hard to find particular information, October 26, 2008 By Jackomo (CA, USA) I picked this up of $4.95 on the close out racks at Border's, and it's certainly worth that money. Interesting interviews and great photos, tons of them. Sadly there is only a very vague content page and no index at all, which is a serious mistake in such a book. It's impossible to find any movie or person other than paging through the entire book.
Maybe mine was a misprint or something (hence the cheap price?) but how one can create a phonebook size work like this and not add a movie and person index is a bit baffling. A more detailed content at least would be nice to have.
A great read, but if you want to come back to something you better make notes or put flags in the book. Great book, August 20, 2008 By Kjetil Foss BirtlesThis book was worth every penny! All the greats have been intervued, and there are interesting and fun facts all over! I have had loads of smiles, laughs and serious thoughts from this book! Book speak for itself, January 3, 2008 By Intars (Riga , Latvia) That was cool journey to the world of Cinematography! All this stuff was new to me and still is. Me - I myself study, learn 3D animations, but reading this book found that in Cinematography's world there a lot more things that I found amazing. This book definitely gave me huge portion of inspiration. Now I take a totally different view to movies and animations, especially old school 2D.
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