Creating Special Effects for TV and Video
Author:   Bernard Wilkie
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition:   3rd edition
ISBN:  

9781138426016


Pages:   188
Publication Date:   11 July 2017
Format:   Hardback
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Creating Special Effects for TV and Video


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Creating Special Effects for TV and Video is a concise and practical introduction to the techniques used in television production. Now completely updated, this third edition covers a wide range of special effects in a simple and practical form, with clear illustrations and photographs that support the text.Creating Special Effects for TV and Video is a concise and practical introduction to the techniques used in television production. Now completely updated, this third edition covers a wide range of special effects in a simple and practical form, with clear illustrations and photographs that support the text.Bernard Wilkie now a freelance consultant, director and writer, spent 25 years creating special effects for BBC TV where he became manager of one of the largest and most specialised visual FX units in the world.

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Author:   Bernard Wilkie
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   3rd edition
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781138426016


ISBN 10:   1138426016
Pages:   188
Publication Date:   11 July 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

CONTENTS: Introduction;Special Effects Design; The Importance of Sound; the Camcorder; Film cameras; Animation Stand Camerawork; Stop-frame animation; the Computer; Computerised effects -1; Computerised effects -2; Fifty-Fifty mirrors; Mirrored effects; Periscopes; Polystyrene fabrication and modelling; Plastic forming machines; Plaster of Paris; Plaster turning; Mould making; Flexible moulds; Latex casting; Glass fibre layups and casting; resin; Matte and Glass shots; Models and miniatures; Action miniatures;

Reviews

Reviews of current edition: A concise and practical introduction... I would recommend this book for all people interested in this fascinating technical aspect of television production. Television Magazine The text is practical with easy to follow illustrations and diagrams ... it has truly become a compact special effects handbook. Image Technology


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