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Summary: The Glory Days are OVER
Review: This book would have been hot, about 10 years ago. However, the glory days are over. Nothing really new here. I guess thats why they have not been nominated for any visual effects awards in years. Some say most of their origional artists who created Titanic have moved on. I read a review here where someone bables on and on about working on Lord of the rings, Grinch, A Beautiful Mind and so on but the problem is thoses movies won awards that had nothing to do with visual effects. They didnt produce them either. Just because someone won best actress, or best story doesent mean the effects were any good. Or claiming they did Lord of the rings when in reality the award went to WETA Digital for their work. This is typical, any movie remotly successful they try to link themselves to profit of the backs of the companies that created them. And they forget to mention about the bombs at the box office they spent a lot of time on like Super Nova or Lake Placed. For whatever reason its strange they came out with a book like this now. I would save my money for a book on Weta Digital's Lord of the Rings, or Shreak. Your could argue that well, "its great for kids", but then I could say that about my old computer sitting in the grage because it cant run any programs made after 1995.
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Summary: Good book for Visual Effects Fans, but...
Review: This is a good book for special effects and visual effects fans, especially for those who have seen the movies that are showcased by the author. I have only two gripes. There are some nice pictures that are split in two and should maybe have been printed in a gatefold (the way the excellent ILM books did). Also, many photos are really grainy, and the printing, which is at best mediocre, doesn't really help. If you're a regular reader of Cinefex quarterly, you're going to be disappointed, but overall, a good "coffee table" book.
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Summary: Beautiful book!
Review: This is simply a beautiful book about incredibly talented and creative people, and the special effects they create. It is quite detailed, without getting to technical or boring. If you enjoy special effects movies (or movies in general) and wants to know more about how bluescreen, compositing, CGI and more is done, this is the book for you. It gives you a wonderful insight into the creative team that is Digital Domain. Essential buy!
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