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EYEWITNESS FILM

Eyewitness Guides
Richard Platt - Author
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Book: Hardback | 202 x 287mm | 64 pages | ISBN 9780789455871 | 28 Jul 2001 | Dorling Kindersley | 8 - 12 years
Ever wanted to go behind-the-scenes on a movie set and learn how making a film is really done? Eyewitness Film takes you there, and provides a brilliant photographic guide to the history, mystery, and magic of the movies. Learn how sets are built, how stunts are performed, how cartoons and special effects are created, and how films are edited and publicized before release. See the earliest cameras, the luxurious first picture palaces, Charlie Chaplin's original tramp costume, stars from the silent screen to the present day, and a real Oscar. Discover the secrets of special effects, the many different faces of screen makeup, how a film finally appears in your theater, the techniques used to film Star Wars, and much, much more.
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