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  1. Sfx in the Cinema (1994 Video)

    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 50 min., 2001 sale: £16.50 (inc VAT +p&p)

    A video-based teaching pack that uses interviews, film clips and special effects to explore the techniques and visionary impulses in the creation of special effects in science fiction and fantasy films.

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  2. How Silent Movie Special Effects Were Done (2017)

    Subject
    Film studies

    Films have always used special effects. This short video offers a compilation of clips showing some famous tricks in the following titles: -Safety Last! (1923) -Modern Times (1936) -Ella Cinders (1926)...

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  3. Vanity Fair: The Battlefield (1987 Video)

    Producer
    Peter Jarvis
    Subject
    Film & television production
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min.

    Follows the work of the visual effects designer as he sets the scene for the Battle of Waterloo in the BBC drama serialisation of Thackeray’s ‘Vanity Fair’. Shows the work of costume designers, make-up...

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  4. Ray Harryhausen - The Early Years (2006)

    Subject
    Film Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 233 minutes), 19.99

    For over half a century Ray Harryhausen has amazed and inspired filmmakers with his innovative special effects and stop-motion animation. This collection brings together a selection of his early and...

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  5. Computer That Ate Hollywood, The (1998 Video)

    Producer
    Nigel Paterson
    Subject
    Film & television production
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.

    Looks at how special effects in motion pictures have moved forward during a century of cinema, culminating in today’s state-of-the art illusions, showing examples from ‘Titanic’. Discusses the use of...

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  6. Troy (2004)

    Subject
    Classical studies; Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 163 minutes), £22.99

    An adaptation of Homer’s great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved. DVD extras on the second disc include 2 documentaries on...

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  7. Trip to the Moon, A (1902)

    aka: Voyage Dans la Lune, Le

    Director
    Georges Méliès; Serge Bromberg; Eric Lange
    Subject
    Film studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 107 minutes), £15.99

    The 1902 film La VOYAGE DANS LA LUNE [14 minutes] is the most famous of the many fantasy films made by Georges Méliès, using animation and special effects to tell the story of how the members of the...

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  8. Work of Director Chris Cunningham, The (2003)

    Subject
    Media studies; Music
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL), £17.99

    Chris Cunningham is one of the most innovative music video directors in the field. Combining a passion for special effects (he built a robot for the JUDGE DREDD movie and picked-up an Oscar nomination for...

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  9. Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan (2011)

    Director
    Giles Penso
    Subject
    Film studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 97 minutes), £17.99

    Documentary which looks at the life, career and influence of Ray Harryhausen, a man deemed the grandfather of stop-motion animation. Famous for his work on films such as JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS (1963) and...

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  10. Modern Marvels - Engineering Disasters (2010)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 930 minutes), £24.99

    Throughout history some of mankind’s proudest moments have come at the hands of its engineers. But error is inevitable in all human endeavours and when the undertakings are engineering feats of enormous...

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