Creating Special Effects for TV and Video

ISBN-13: 9780240514741 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 188 str.

Bernard Wilkie

Opis

This study is a practical introduction to special effects used in television production, with illustrations and photographs that support the text. It provides details of equipment, procedure and the type of effect obtained with attention to aspects of safety for those engaged in dangerous sequences. It includes examples on computer generated effects, scenic projection, moulds and miniatures, underwater sequences, robots and monster, pyrotechnics, fire and explosions in the studio, bullet effects, breakaways and collapsing scenery and storm/ blizzard/ snow and ice effects.

Recenzje

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

Spis treści

CONTENTS: Introduction;Special Effects Design; The Importance of Sound; the Camcorder; Flim cameras; Animation Stand Camerawork; Stop-frame animation; the Computer; Computerised effects -1; Computerised effects -2; Fifty-Fifty mirrors; Mirrored effects; Periscopes; Polysterene 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; Hanging miniatures; Hanging miniatures - Applications 1; hanging Miniatures Applications - 2: Model Landscapes; Model ships; Model seas; Scenic projection; Chroma key: Colour Separation; Overlat; Optical printing; Underwater sequences; Water in the studio; Dry-ice generators; Radar and oscilloscopes; Laboratory and chemical effects; Ray guns and blasters; Robots and monsters; Firing boxes and exploders; Pyrotechnics; Pyrotechnics in the studio; Pyrotechnics in the open; safe studio explosions; Pyrofuses and bullet hits; Bullet effects in scenery; Bullet effects on vases and bottles; Bullet effects in galss and mirrors; Bullet effects on people; Bullet effects using compressed air; Safety precautions; Arrows; Knives; Swords and daggers; Prosthetics; Breaking windows; breaking bottles, crockery and chairs; Breaking and collapsing; Scenery; Lava, quicksand and swamps; Gunge and custard pies; Dirt and decay; Cobwebs; Wind and blizzards; Frost and ice; Snow; Fog and mist; Rain in the studio; Rain in the open; radio control; Remote control; Destruction of automobiles; Automobile crashes; Special lighting devices; projected light effects; Some special plants; Modifying equipment; Photographs on the screen; Sparks and flashes; Scoring devices; Personal equipment.

O autorze

Bernard Wilkie