Tuesday 23 September 2008

The Invisible Art - book



Since the birth of cinema, movie-makers have created stunning special effects by combining still "matte" paintings with live-action film. Matte painting techniques were closely guarded secrets that never left the studio lot.

When I read this book I was amazed by the standards that some artist set with their almost life like flat images. Pure talent.

This book covers the history of the visual effect with shots from Gone with the Wind and Citizen Kane to Star Wars and Titanic.As an extra bonus there is a foreword by George Lucas and a CD-ROM that shows the paintings in action with footage.

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