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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. Georges Méliès: Le Premier Magicien du Cinéma (2010)

    aka: Georges Méliès: First Wizard of Cinema

    Director
    Georges Méliès; Georges Franju
    Subject
    Film studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 896 minutes), 65.95 Euros

    Geoges Méliès built the world’s first movie studio in 1896 near Paris, from where he produced his films of fantasy, dream, historical reconstructions, imaginary journeys, melodramas, slapstick comedies;...

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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. Deconstruct (2005)

    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0), £155.00

    Gives an insight into the technical side of some of the best creative commercials and music videos produced over the last ten years. 90 spots demonstrate visual effects ranging from purist in-camera...

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  6. Shots Grand Prix 2005 (2005)

    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0), £225.00

    A compilation of the most awarded advertisements of 2004-5, together with information on those responsible for producing them. Using a transparent selection and point-scoring system, SHOTS GRAND PRIX ranks...

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  7. 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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  8. Melies the Magician (2004)

    aka: Magic of Melies, The

    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 185 minutes), £19.99

    The DVD contains a 130-minute documentary THE MAGIC OF MELIES by Jacques Meny (1997, 130 min.) and MELIES’ MAGIC SHOW which consists 15 restored films made by Melies between 1898 and 1909. The compilation...

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  9. 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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  10. 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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