Movie Magic
TV
Type
1994
Year
5 Seasons
Seasons
★ 8.5
Rating
Documentary
Genre
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.
Episodes
1. Creature Makeup: Masks and Mirrors
2. Optical Effects: Optical Illusions
3. Creature Articulation: The Art of Imitation
4. Miniature Pyrotechnics: Baby Blasts
5. Forced Perspective: Eye of the Beholder
6. Ride Films: Riding the Movies
7. Action Miniatures: Fast and Furious
8. Matte Paintings: The Panoramic Art
9. Computer Animation: Electric Dreams
10. Cinematic Flight: Up, Up and Away
11. Models and Miniatures: A Model of Perfection
12. Stop Motion Animation: One Step at a Time
13. Atmospheric Effects: Eye of the Storm
14. Digital Enhancement: Painting by Numbers
15. Sound Effects: Audio Awareness
16. Pyrotechnics: Bombs and Other Blasts
17. Weapons: Hits and Misses
18. Physical Effects: Causes and Effects
Cast
Neil Ross
Narrator