special effects

Describes how various types of special effects are created in films.

Discusses how robots are featured in popular culture, including films and fiction, and examines real and imagined advances in robotics and how realistically the technology is represented.

A history of film special effects that presents step-by-step explanations, more than sixty original illustrations, and hundreds of rare production photographs; covers models, animation, matte painting, make-up, physical and sound effects, and other related topics, and includes a glossary and a bibliography.

Aspiring special effects wizard Desmond Pucket carries his pranks too far, putting his field trip to Mountain Full of Monsters at Crab Shell Pier in jeopardy.

On cover: A complete guide to creating fantastic and dramatic images with the camera.

Explores how robots have been portrayed in film, art, and literature throughout history, discussing where the idea of robots first came from and the influence they have had on popular culture.

Explores the world of special effects in television and film, including special props, filming techniques, atmospheric effects, and experiments that can be done at home.

A guide to using special effects to enhance digital photographs that explains how to use the latest software, filters, and image-editing techniques to create different images.

Contains 366 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about every movie to win a special effects Academy Award; movies responsible for significant advances in the field of special effects; special effects terms, techniques, equipment, and devices; and mechanical, visual, and make-up effects experts.