cinematography

Describes examples of robots in movies and fiction, from their first appearances in the 1920s to the twenty-first century, and explores CGI robot creation, as well as cartoon and toy robots.

Examines the career of animator, discussing the skills and requirements needed to do the job, featuring facts about job outlook, education, training, and salaries, and including on-the-job profiles, sidebars, and photographs.

Describes how movies are made, examining such areas as camera work, production design, location shooting, special effects, and animation.

Text and illustrations look at how children can learn about making movies.

Describes the principles and the wondrous techniques with which special effects artists have stimulated the imaginations of filmgoers. Includes a film guide.

When seventh-grader Amalee uses an inheritance to make a movie about endangered species, she discovers a link with the mother she never knew.

Describes different special effects used in movies.

A behind-the-scenes look at how movies are made, discussing the people, places, and processes involved in bringing a story to the big screen.

Describes the magicians' uses of trick film photography during the 19th century.