Trick Cinematography: The Oscar Special-Effects [Library Binding]

R. M. Hayes (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1986 | ISBN-10: 0899501575 | ISBN-13: 978-0899501574

Covers Academy Award-nominated special effects movies from 1929 through 1984. Exhaustive, never-before-published production and cast credits; and release dates, shooting locations, running times, photographic processes, sound systems. The history of the special effects award is presented, along with the problems or triumphs of each film. All scientific, technical, and special achievement awards are for the first time fully detailed, winners and also-rans. Coverage includes, just for example, Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Gone with the Wind, E.T., Close Encounters, and King Kong. Lists all nominations.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"a great guide to the increasingly scrutinized work of the effects experts" -- Film Review

"a useful tool for identifying all these artistic contributions" -- ARBA

"credits are more extensive than those found in other published sources" -- Booklist/RBB --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Library Binding: 380 pages
• Publisher: McFarland & Company (July 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0899501575
• ISBN-13: 978-0899501574
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,720,728 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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