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Special Effects Artists: A Worldwide Biographical Dictionary of the Pre-Digital
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Special Effects Artists: A Worldwide Biographical Dictionary of the Pre-Digital Era with a Filmography Paperback - 2014

by Rolf Giesen

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From the publisher

Throughout the course of film history, artists have used matte painting, stop-motion animation, model photography, process cinematography, in-camera effects, travelling mattes, optical printing and physical and floor effects to entertain audiences. These are the special effects artists in this book.

The biographical entries provide career synopses and movie credits, spanning the early years of cinematography through the end of the mechanical age of filmmaking, marked by Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park and its combination of conventional effects and computer-generated images. An extensive filmography, numerous stills, a glossary, a bibliography and index are presented.

Details

  • Title Special Effects Artists: A Worldwide Biographical Dictionary of the Pre-Digital Era with a Filmography
  • Author Rolf Giesen
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 264
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher McFarland & Company
  • Publication date 2014-05-08
  • Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780786495511 / 0786495510
  • Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.9 x 6.9 x 0.7 in (25.15 x 17.53 x 1.78 cm)
  • Age range 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Category Pop Arts / Pop Culture
  • Dewey Decimal Code 778.530

About the author

Rolf Giesen, a former visiting professor of animation at the Communication University of China and president of an animation museum in Changchun, China, has compiled a special effects collection for Deutsche Kinemathek in Berlin and has co-written several animation features. He is an expert on early fantasy and science fiction films.

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