Friday, April 02, 2004

The Invisible Art by Mark Cotta Vaz and Craig Barron

Published by Chronicle Books in Nov 2002, this is one of the most amazing books I have seen. Since the dawn of cinema, artists have created stunning effects by combining still “matte” paintings on glass with motion film. In this amazing definitive retrospective, the authors show us the history of these effects from the beginning in such films as Citizen Kane to Star Wars and on to the current digital matte effects. With tons of illustrations, stories and interviews, you won’t be able to put this book down.
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