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Reality and illusion collide as megalomaniacal filmmaker Chris Neville murders a young would-be actress, then sets about making a feature about the deed, casting the deceased's clueless husband as the patsy, and finding
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Reality and illusion collide as megalomaniacal filmmaker Chris Neville murders a young would-be actress, then sets about making a feature about the deed, casting the deceased's clueless husband as the patsy, and finding
About the making of a film and how it fails thanks to a young, egocentric and ambitious director.
Presents a historical overview of special cinematographic effects, also demonstrating current techniques of computer-controlled camerawork and computer-generated sequences.
A horror film director, now forgotten, invites a young author who wrote the screenplay for a film, “Effetti speciali”. As long as he is remembered, the director is willing to do anything.
There’s only one person who so accurately personifies movie magic in the history of film, and that man is special effects maestro Ray Harryhausen. Focusing on the man behind the landmark effects on films like Clash Of Th
This film deals with the theme of the heritage left to the underground cinema by the historical avant-garde.
An IMAX production that explores the ground-breaking special effects portrayed in Hollywood films from the very originals to the breathtaking special effects in movies today. Takes the audience on a "behind the scenes" l
Special effects Sergio Stivaletti discusses the unique special effects that he created for Dario Argento's The Stendhal Syndrome.
Tin-tacks, gaffer tape and high-explosives - all in a day's work for the visual effects crew working wonders on a Doctor Who budget!
“The frame itself, which divides what is present to consciousness from what is absolutely elsewhere, is tempered here by the breath, tremor, heartbeat of the perceiver. People this given space, if you will, with images o
Documentary focused on the creation of movie and television special effects, hosted by Roy Scheider and Jonathan Brandis, featuring behind the scenes look at how the visual effects were created for popular films of the e
This Documentary goes over how the special effects in the 1981 film "Scanners" were done.
A behind-the-scenes featurette of the creation of Tech N9ne's 15th studio album, "Special Effects."
A man is shot inside an empty room and he moves and takes on positions continuously out of barycentre. The nature of the lacks of balance is invisible and his ability into standing up in spite of unnatural postures is in
Documentary looking at the special effects from the bond movies and the men who created them. Narrated by Marie Clairu.
A collection of deleted scenes and bloopers from the library of Toho Studios films, including several films from the famous Godzilla franchise.
A history of movie magic from 1895 to 1995, showing primitive effects used in such films as "A Trip to the Moon" up to the state of the art effects used in "Apollo 13" and "The Abyss."
A look at the making of the digital wildlife in "Jumanji" (1995), from the beginning design stages to the implementation of the animatronic and digital characters into the final film. Produced for the “Jumanji” DVD.
A behind the scene look at some of the special effects employed in the making of Wallace & Gromit's A Close Shave.
A look at the unrecognized work of the talented artists and craftsmen who've maintained the tradition of Japanese special-effects. Highlighted is Yasuyuki Inoue along with various crew members who crafted meticulously de