The Technique Of Special Effects Cinematography
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Before CGI rewrote the rules of cinema, the art of illusion was a craft of ingenuity, chemistry, and mechanical genius — and Raymond Fielding's The Technique of Special Effects Cinematography remains the definitive manual for understanding it. This revised edition is an exhaustive, authoritative guide to the practical methods used by Hollywood and international filmmakers to create the impossible on screen, covering everything from matte paintings and optical printing to front projection, miniatures, and in-camera trickery. Fielding instructs the reader with remarkable precision, walking through the physics, the chemistry, and the mechanical engineering behind each technique with the clarity of an educator who has spent decades in the field. Written at the intersection of technical scholarship and cinematic artistry, this landmark text occupies a unique place in the literature of film production. Fielding's prose is rigorous yet accessible, making it an indispensable resource not only for working cinematographers and visual effects technicians, but also for film historians and enthusiasts eager to understand the wizardry behind the golden age of practical effects. A testament to the boundless human creativity that shaped the very language of cinema, this volume poses a tantalising question: in the age of digital everything, what have we truly gained — and what irreplaceable craft have we lost?
Author: Raymond Fielding
Format: Hardback
Genre: Movies & entertainment
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Before CGI rewrote the rules of cinema, the art of illusion was a craft of ingenuity, chemistry, and mechanical genius — and Raymond Fielding's The Technique of Special Effects Cinematography remains the definitive manual for understanding it. This revised edition is an exhaustive, authoritative guide to the practical methods used by Hollywood and international filmmakers to create the impossible on screen, covering everything from matte paintings and optical printing to front projection, miniatures, and in-camera trickery. Fielding instructs the reader with remarkable precision, walking through the physics, the chemistry, and the mechanical engineering behind each technique with the clarity of an educator who has spent decades in the field. Written at the intersection of technical scholarship and cinematic artistry, this landmark text occupies a unique place in the literature of film production. Fielding's prose is rigorous yet accessible, making it an indispensable resource not only for working cinematographers and visual effects technicians, but also for film historians and enthusiasts eager to understand the wizardry behind the golden age of practical effects. A testament to the boundless human creativity that shaped the very language of cinema, this volume poses a tantalising question: in the age of digital everything, what have we truly gained — and what irreplaceable craft have we lost?