Description
| Product ID: | 9780750997492 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | TR |
| Title: | Making Movie Magic |
| Subtitle: | A Lifetime Creating Special Effects for James Bond, Harry Potter, Superman and More |
| Authors: | Author: John Richardson |
| Subjects: | Filmmaking and production: technical and background skills, Film production: technical & background skills, Autobiography: arts and entertainment, History, History, Autobiography: arts & entertainment, Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, 21st century history: from c 2000 - |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Oscar-winning special effects master John Richardson lifts the lid on his amazing career, through unpublished images and behind-the-scenes stories John Richardson is an Oscar-winning special effects supervisor and designer, who has been involved in over 100 movies, including nine James Bond adventures, all eight Harry Potter films, Aliens, Superman, A Bridge Too Far, Straw Dogs, The Omen, Cliffhanger, Far and Away, Willow . . . and many, many more. In creating the magic that flows through these films – by creating huge explosions, beheading people, producing futuristic gadgets, making a man fly or breathing life into creatures that amaze and haunt us – Richardson has come to hold a unique place in cinema history. The son of pioneering FX technician Cliff Richardson, he learned his trade at the feet of a master of the craft. With over five decades of adventures under his belt, and a vast photographic collection of unseen pictures, Richardson now lifts the lid on his exciting and fascinating career of making movie magic. |
| Imprint Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Publisher Name: | The History Press Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-09-10 |
