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Publisher
Quirk Books
Language
English
Formats
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"Hollywood has come to Half Moon Bay as kid inventors Nick and Tesla find themselves on the set of a big-budget superhero movie. But someone's sabotaging the on-screen debut of their favorite comic book hero, so the brother and sister sleuths must sneak behind the scenes to save the show. Luckily, they have help from an arsenal of homemade special-effects gadgets. This cinematic saga includes instructions for creating camera gear, stunt dummies, make-up...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Learn the secrets of creating special effects and stunning visuals using InDesign, the popular graphic design software from Adobe.
Are you looking to take your graphic design skills to the next level? Knowing how to create stunning effects InDesign can definitely help. In this course, instructor and InDesign expert Mike Rankin curates a fast-paced joyride full of user tips to help you become a more creative designer using InDesign special effects....
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Special effects supervisor: also known as the special effects coordinator, the sfx supervisor is the head of the department and designs and directs all the special effects needed on the job. This position requires special skills in pyrotechnics, rigging, engineering and safety. Construction coordinator: The head of the crew responsible for constructing all the sets in a production. Locations manager (LM): The head of the department responsible for...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Discover how to use special effects and techniques for 3ds Max to enhance the production quality of your design visualization projects.
Design visualizations can help you clearly communicate your ideas to your stakeholders, and get them excited about bringing your concepts to life. By adding tasteful special effects to your design visualization projects—such as billowing foliage and movie-style camera effects—you can make your designs even more...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Filmmaker Maxim Jago shows how to clean up audio and add audio effects for a video electronic press kit (EPK).
Often, the documentary content in an electronic press kit (EPK) is recorded using semiprofessional or consumer-level equipment. The microphones on consumer cameras and mobile phones generally do a poor job of leveling sound and excluding unwanted background noise. In this installment of EPK Editing Workflows filmmaker Maxim Jago shows you...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Tell Me How Career Series - Career Education and Opportunities for Young People. Recommended for both School, Public Libraries and Guidance Offices. The Tell Me How series is a necessary addition to any library, guidance center of school curriculum. It explores a large number of career opportunities for young people and features real people doing real jobs. In this program host Melody Young joins a team of professional make-up effect artists as...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Lead Painter: Also known as lead scenic artist. Paints all the sets on a production, as well as backdrops as needed. On-Set Painter: The person responsible for the upkeep and continuity of paint elements during shooting. Location Sound Mixer: The person responsible for sound recording, including the selection of appropriate microphones and their placement and use. During production, this person is responsible for the recording and integrity of all...
8) Pas de deux
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Norman McLaren takes a look at the choreography of ballet, with cinema effects that are all that you would expect from this master of improvisation in music and illustration. By exposing the same frames as many as ten times, the artist creates a multiple image of the ballerina and her partner (Margaret Mercier and Vincent Warren). A bare, black stage and back-lit figures, plus the remote, airy music of panpipes, produce a quiet and detachment similar...
10) Visual effects
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Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Special effects have come a long way over the past century! Computer-generated visual effects are now par for the course, bringing spectacular worlds to screens big and small. This title explores the history of visual effects, starting with the very first uses of CGI in the 1970s to the present day, where just about anything is possible! This title includes engaging text and vibrant photos that are sure to grip young readers. Additional special features...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In the first of two lectures focused on the gamut of special effects from puppets to AI, you'll learn the history and the science behind the magic we see and believe. Professor Williams unpacks the two types of special effects, complete with plenty of examples, and teases what two movies he believes are among the greatest special effects movies of all time.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
You'll go behind the scenes to discover the different ways stars interact with characters who don't exist and the details that need to be captured - such as the correct angle of a non-existent sun reflection - when nothing you are filming is real. Plus, Professor Williams reveals his two picks for greatest special effects movie, and we're pretty sure you'll be surprised when you hear them.
13) Shark summer
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
"When a Hollywood film crew arrives on Martha's Vineyard with a mechanical shark and a youth film contest boasting a huge cash prize, disgraced pitcher Gayle Blue Streak Briar sees a chance to turn a bad season into the best summer ever. After recruiting aspiring cinematographer Elijah Jones and moody director Maddie Grey, Gayle and her crew set out to uncover the truth of the island's own phantom shark and win the prize money. But these unlikely...
Author
Publisher
Titan Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
The history of Wonder Woman stretches back three quarters of a century. In 1941, psychologist William Moulton Marston saw the explosion of popularity around superheroes as an opportunity. He would, he decided, create a character that would embody his belief that women had the natural power to eradicate violence by gifting the fractious world of men with their inherent love, beauty, tolerance and understanding. Marston's previous claim to fame had...
Author
Publisher
Abrams
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
An official behind-the-scenes companion to "Rogue One" provides an in-depth tour of the production's art department, profiling key droids, vehicles, and weapons through hundreds of concept paintings, sketches, storyboards, matte paintings, and designs.
Author
Publisher
Insight Editions
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"A behind-the-scenes look at director Christopher Nolan's gripping action-thriller Dunkirk, which brings to life one of World War II's most pivotal events. Set during World War II, director Christopher Nolan's (The Dark Knight Trilogy, Interstellar) much-anticipated new film tells the story of the evacuation of British troops from Dunkirk, France, in a daring endeavor that saved them from certain defeat at the hands of enemy forces. Featuring a stunning...
Author
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Ranmaru Kurisu comes from a family of hardy, rough-and-tumble fisherfolk and he sticks out at home like a delicate, artistic sore thumb. It's given him a raging inferiority complex and a permanently pessimistic outlook. Now that he's in college, he's hoping to find a sense of belonging. But after a whole life of being left out, does he even know how to fit in?! It's two months into Ranmaru's college career, and if he's learned one thing, it's that...
Author
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Ranmaru Kurisu comes from a family of hardy, rough-and-tumble fisherfolk and he sticks out like a delicate, artistic sore thumb. It's given him a raging inferiority complex and a permanently pessimistic outlook. Now that he's in college, he's hoping to find a sense of belonging. But after a whole life of being left out, does he even know how to fit in?! When the Art Squad is assigned to dress a set, Ranmaru is shocked at how seriously Goda takes...
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