Les effets sp�ciaux au cin�ma - 120 ans de cr�ations en France et dans le monde: 120 ans de cr�ations en France et dans le monde

From Méliès to Disney, filmmakers and studios have always rivaled each other for creativity, daring and tricks for creating spectacular special effects, ones that strike the spectator: image-by-image animation, optical and digital effects, animatronics, pyrotechnics, scale models and 3D characters. This book tells the story of special effects in film, from technical aspects to aesthetic considerations. Illustrated with numerous images from movies, this work pays special attention to special effects' usage (sometimes misunderstood) in French film.