A note from the author
Visual effects is a complex web of interlinking subjects traversing the whole of movie making. To avoid endlessly retreading the same ground material has been ordered to most efficiently help readers to build their knowledge step by step. Consequently this manual cannot be used like a dictionary to dip into for a quick definition, but is most efficiently used by reading through from beginning to end. Information on most techniques is to be found spread throughout the text. Blue screen for instance is dealt with in every chapter, and although it has a chapter devoted to it at the end, digital technology is also evident in every topic, since it has become all-pervasive.
The best method to achieve any given ‘effect’ is not ...
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