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;

About the Author

Bernard Wilkie

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