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Exploring Visual Effects (Design Exploration Series) | 
 enlarge | Author: Billy Garfield Woody Ii
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Category: Book
List Price: $63.95
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Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 325090
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 240
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 7.9 x 0.7
ISBN: 140187987X
Dewey Decimal Number: 778.5345
EAN: 9781401879877
ASIN: 140187987X
Publication Date: April 14, 2006
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Product Description
Visual effects are among the most exciting-and one of the most in-demand-aspects of contemporary film-making. But not all visual effects are created using prohibitively expensive equipment. For the first time, this compelling art form is explained and made accessible to aspiring film-makers and artists in a unique book/DVD combination. Exploring Visual Effects describes and illustrates each phase of visual effects production, from design and research through model building, photography, digital editing, and composition. The authors, drawing on extensive industry and classroom teaching experience, present a range of options for creating Hollywood-style effects using traditional and contemporary technologies-with explanations on how to choose the right technique based on content, budget, and time. The creative and budget-conscious ideas in this book can be explored using commonly available supplies and software-an important consideration when it comes to building the confidence to create convincing visual effects. The accompanying DVD provides a striking visual counterpoint to the text and features a gallery of downloadable stills and video clips for practicing techniques used in the video demonstrations.
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 Strictly For Beginners November 27, 2006
Robert Mrozowski (Barrington, RI)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I might recommend this book to somebody studying to be in the visual effects business. It has some of the basic information for beginners but even there it falls short on what you would need to know.
I did enjoy the interviews with Bill Taylor, who I would consider a master of the art form, but this book only scratches the surface.
The price is also very high for what you get, which in my opinion is not very much.
 Good book for someone starting out... June 29, 2006
Michael E. Miller (Ukiah, CA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book has a lot of good information. It focuses more on practical effects and model building rather than digital effects, which is cool. However, if you are already in the business of creating visual effects, you probably will not get a lot out of it. With that said, the book is good and I DO recommend it for people getting started.
 Informative, Entertaining, and Very Freakin' Cool May 20, 2006
T. Goldstein
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm not a professional filmmaker (I'm barley a hobbyist), but I totally dug this book! I've always been fascinated with visual effects, and I've read plenty of books on the subject...but none were as clear, concise, and easy to understand as this one. As I was reading, I had to look up a couple of technical terms, but like I said, I don't do this for a living. I have to believe that as much as I enjoyed the read, someone who will actually implement the author's techniques, will freakin' love this thing.
Excellent for beginner and veteran May 16, 2006
Thomas J. Mahoney (Burbank, CA United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have woked in visual efeects for over 10 years and I like to think I know a great deal about my field but I still found that this book provded me with additional information on subjects I was already aquainted with. If you are new to visual effetcs the book provides a good overview of the many crafts associated with VFX and it is also a great refresher for those with experience. Mr Woodys book covers a wide spectrum of concpets and disciplines used in visual effects work in an enjoyable, easy to read style. If you're looking to get into VFX this is a great place to start.
A must have for learning visual effects May 2, 2006
Lisa Leighton (St. Petersburg, FL)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was a fantastic book that covers a variety of areas of visual effects. I found the examples and DVD to be a huge help. I found it to be well written and the practical industry information is great. A must have for anyone learning the industry.
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