This step-by-step guide gives practical instruction on the techniques and skills required to incorporate special effects successfully into a television production. It begins by introducing front of camera work and then moves on to digital systems and post production. It is intended as a quick reference for the novice as well as the professional not up to scratch with modern techniques and practices in the area of special effects.

* An invaluable insight into the use of visual effects in film and television* Fully illustrated with diagrams to show you step-by-step techniques* Covers visual effects processes from front-of-camera to post-production* Integrated approach to film, video and digital techniques* Redefines the rules of photography so that they can be broken for effects* Shows the line of development from the oldest to the newest processes* A must for cinematographers, editors, designers and students of VFX alike * Everything you need to know to plan and supervise visual effects shots* Essential reading for...