Movie Magic

A calm, curious look behind the curtain at how movie illusions are built, more informative than thrilling.

Created by

Gary R. Benz, Lise Romanoff

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Neil Ross

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.

How it feels

Measured and needs your attention.

About

Art, technology, science

Content

No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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