cinematography

This book looks at how movies and videos are made and how they have changed over the years. It outlines how movies are made not only to entertain, but also to persuade through skillfully hidden messages. This book also describes the techniques filmmakers use and how the rapidly changing technology might affect the movies and videos of the future.

Examines how special effects and stunts are created in such movies as "Jason and the Argonauts" and "Star Wars," and profiles classic stunts and stunt doubles.

Examines developments in the world of communications technology as they relate to film and photography, looking at cameras and types of film, digital cameras, satellite sensors, modern technology in the cinema, holograms and fractals, space photography, filming inside the body, and underwater cameras.

Describes various techniques used by moviemakers to create "impossible" situations and creatures that appear real to the audience. Discusses mattes, glass painting, explosions, rear screen projection, computer-enhancement, and make-up.

An exploration of motion picture special effects that discusses stunts, makeup, sequencing, and mixing and describes how fires, storms, sets, and models are created.

Presents a behind-the-scenes look at some of the magic of the movies including the puppetry techniques used in ET, the animation in Toy Story, and much more.