Special Effects Artists

A Worldwide Biographical Dictionary of the Pre-Digital Era with a Filmography

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Throughout the course of film history, artists have used matte painting, stop-motion animation, model photography, process cinematography, in-camera effects, travelling mattes, optical printing and physical and floor effects to entertain audiences. These are the special effects artists in this book.The biographical entries provide career synopses and movie credits, spanning the early years of cinematography through the end of the mechanical age of filmmaking, marked by Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park and its combination of conventional effects and computer-generated images. An extensive filmography, numerous stills, a glossary, a bibliography and index are presented.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2014-05-08
Mått178 x 254 x 13 mm
Vikt472 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor264
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9780786495511

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“there is so much information in this book that if you’re into the development and history of special effects films, you’ll positively swoon”—SF Crowsnest; “Giesen has worked with such noted special effects artists as Albert Whitlock and Roland Emmerich, and now offers this biographical dictionary of cinematic pioneers in this field before the advent of computer-generated images...this book features plenty of black-and-white photographs describing the creations of these masters”—Reference & Research Book News.