Movie Magic
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Overview
Documentary series dealing with every aspect of special effects in movies, from low-budget make-up to multi-million-dollar computer-generated graphics. The clear presentation includes descriptions of the creation and technical problems of the effects, and interviews with effects technicians, directors, stars and other crew. Each episode deals with one topic, effect or technician (eg theme park rides, CGI, Stan Winston), concentrating on one or more current or recent films.
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5 seasons
Season 1
1994 · 18 episodes
Season 1
1994 · 18 episodes
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1. Creature Makeup: Masks and Mirrors
- 2 2. Optical Effects: Optical Illusions
- 3 3. Creature Articulation: The Art of Imitation
- 4 4. Miniature Pyrotechnics: Baby Blasts
- 5 5. Forced Perspective: Eye of the Beholder
- 6 6. Ride Films: Riding the Movies
- 7 7. Action Miniatures: Fast and Furious
- 8 8. Matte Paintings: The Panoramic Art
- 9 9. Computer Animation: Electric Dreams
- 10 10. Cinematic Flight: Up, Up and Away
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11. Models and Miniatures: A Model of Perfection
- 12 12. Stop Motion Animation: One Step at a Time
- 13 13. Atmospheric Effects: Eye of the Storm
- 14 14. Digital Enhancement: Painting by Numbers
- 15 15. Sound Effects: Audio Awareness
- 16 16. Pyrotechnics: Bombs and Other Blasts
- 17 17. Weapons: Hits and Misses
- 18 18. Physical Effects: Causes and Effects
Season 2
1994 · 13 episodes
Season 2
1994 · 13 episodes
- 1 1. Digital Effects: Digital Dawn
- 2 2. Sound for Animation: Animated Audio
- 3 3. Puppeteering: No Strings Attached
- 4 4. Live and Archival: Blasts from the Past
- 5 5. Interactive Effects: Ever-Changing Effects
- 6 6. Falling Effects: Falling Stars
- 7 7. Motion Control: Unforgettable Shots
- 8 8. Aerial Action: The Danger Zone
- 9 9. Animatronic Animals: Fooling Mother Nature
- 10 10. Mechanical Effects: Nuts and Bolts
- 11 11. Matte Paintings: Big Shots
- 12 12. Performance Animation: Catch 'Em in the Act
- 13 13. Horror Makeup: Fright Factories
Season 3
1995 · 13 episodes
Season 3
1995 · 13 episodes
- 1 1. Aging Effects: Coming of Age
- 2 2. Space Effects: The Space Race
- 3 3. Blue Screen/Green Screen Effects: Hidden Colors
- 4 4. Mechanical Sea Creatures: Aqua Animatronics
- 5 5. Underwater Effects: Dive
- 6 6. Miniature Characters: Tiny Characters
- 7 7. Virtual Reality: Cyber-Effects
- 8 8. Train Wrecks: Crash Course
- 9 9. Alien Life Forms: No Place Like Home
- 10 10. Effects Photography: Moving Experience
- 11 11. Stan Winston: Creating with Character
- 12 12. Plane Crashes: On a Wing and a Prayer
- 13 13. Exotic Creatures: It's a Jungle Out There
Season 4
1996 · 13 episodes
Season 4
1996 · 13 episodes
- 1 1. Combining Stop Motion and CG: In Living Color
- 2 2. Body-Altering Effects: Body Building
- 3 3. Devastation Effects: Movie Mayhem
- 4 4. Tornadoes: Twist and Shout
- 5 5. Twinning: Four Heads Are Better Than One
- 6 6. Full-Scale Effects: Trouble in the Skies
- 7 7. Maritime Effects: Effects on the High Seas
- 8 8. Computer Animation: Fine-Tooning
- 9 9. Human Actors and Dangerous Animals: Animals on the Attack!
- 10 10. Talking Fantasy Characters: Mouthing Off
- 11 11. Action Effects: Ultimate Action
- 12 12. Creepy Crawlers: Your Worst Nightmare
- 13 13. Ghost Effects: Ghost Stories
Season 5
1997 · 13 episodes
Season 5
1997 · 13 episodes
- 1 1. Far Out Creatures: Old and New Friends
- 2 2. History Unleashed: Down and Out
- 3 3. Rick Baker: The Transformer
- 4 4. Aerieal Rigging: Don't Look Down
- 5 5. Robots: Mechanical Movie Stars
- 6 6. Prehistoric Creatures and Volcanoes: Cities Under Siege
- 7 7. Disasters at Sea: That Sinking Feeling
- 8 8. Demons: Hollywood Goes to Hell
- 9 9. Scaled Destruction: Big Things Come in Small Packages
- 10 10. Deep Space Encounters: Is There Anybody Out There?
- 11 11. Animal Stars: Animals on the Rampage
- 12 12. Aerial Mayhem: Terror at 35,000 Feet
- 13 13. Creating Environments: Out of This World
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