Special effects : an oral history : interviews with 38 masters spanning 100 years /
Pascal Pinteau ; translated from the French by Laurel Hirsch.
- New York : Harry N. Abrams, 2004.
- 566 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
Includes filmography (p. [546]-563).
The dawn of special effects -- Film and manipulated reality -- Animation: from paintbrush to pixel -- The art of metamorphosis -- Grand illusions on the small screen -- Theme parks and attractions -- DVDs--required viewing -- Taking the trip--getting there.
Spanning a century of film technology from the early innovations of George M li s to the most recent Matrix films, a tribute to the use of illusion in movies features interviews with thirty-seven international special effects masters and more than 1,000 illustrations, in a volume complemented by a list of recommended DVD films.