Book Description

Visual effects are among the most exciting—and one of the mostin-demand—aspects of contemporary film-making. But not all visual effects arecreated using prohibitively expensive equipment. For the first time, thiscompelling art form is explained and made accessible to aspiring film-makers andartists in a unique book/DVD combination. Exploring Visual Effects describes andillustrates each phase of visual effects production, from design and researchthrough model building, photography, digital editing, and composition. Theauthors, drawing on extensive industry and classroom teaching experience,present a range of options for creating Hollywood-style effects usingtraditional and contemporary technologies—with explanations on how to choosethe right technique based on content, budget, and time. The creative andbudget-conscious ideas in this book can be explored using commonly availablesupplies and software—an important consideration when it comes to building theconfidence to create convincing visual effects. The accompanying DVD provides astriking visual counterpoint to the text and features a gallery of downloadablestills and video clips for practicing techniques used in the videodemonstrations.

Key Features

• Provides a valuable introduction to traditional and contemporary visual effects techniques, information that is essential to making sound design decisions.
• Describes both physical and digital approaches to creating visual effects, encompassing film and digital recording media in one valuable resource.
• Examines the professional use of all relevant tools, from an X-acto knife to the duplication of elements by physical molding and digital cloning.
• The back-of-book DVD features behind-the-scenes segments illustrating important "how to" information—as well as the equally important "why not to" aspects of visual effects creation.
• Interactive DVD content supports time-related effects, such as animation and high-speed filming, inspiring readers to try the methods described.

Author: Woody

ISBN: 1-40187-987-X
Pub Date: Abailable April 15, 2006 
Format: Book