Special Effects An Introduction to Movie Magic |
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Author:
| Miller, Ron |
Illustrator:
| Miller, Ron |
ISBN: | 978-0-7613-2918-3 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2006 |
Publisher: | Lerner Publishing Group
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $26.60 |
Book Description:
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Dinosaurs, alien monsters, spaceships, exploding planets--these thrilling movie feature are all creations of the wizards of special effects. for more than a century, special effects technicians have dazzled audiences with visions of the fantastic and the impossible. from the primitive effects of the silent film era to the incredible achievements of the digital age, Special Effects: An Introduction to Movie Magic reveals how they were done . . . and what the future of special effects...
More DescriptionDinosaurs, alien monsters, spaceships, exploding planets--these thrilling movie feature are all creations of the wizards of special effects. for more than a century, special effects technicians have dazzled audiences with visions of the fantastic and the impossible. from the primitive effects of the silent film era to the incredible achievements of the digital age, Special Effects: An Introduction to Movie Magic reveals how they were done . . . and what the future of special effects may hold. Hugo-Award winning author and illustrator Ron Miller also created the Worlds Beyond series, which won the 2003 American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award in Physics and Astronomy and was named Bank Street College's Best Children's Books of the Year in 2003.