Photo essay shows how special effects are created for movies, from idea to design to final take, and introduces some of the many people involved in the process.
Presents illustrations, descriptions, and specifications for over 150 vehicles and vessels that appear in the Star Wars movies, novels, comics, television specials, and games.
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 the principles and the wondrous techniques with which special effects artists have stimulated the imaginations of filmgoers. Includes a film guide.
