Movie Magic (1994)
Documentary series dealing with every aspect of special effects in movies, from low-budget make-up to multi-million-dollar computer-generated graphics. The clear presentation includes descriptions of the creation and technical problems of the effects, and interviews with effects technicians, directors, stars and other crew. Each episode deals with one topic, effect or technician (eg theme park rides, CGI, Stan Winston), concentrating on one or more current or recent films.
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Seasons
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Season 5
Episodes season 1
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1x1
Creature makeup: masks and mirrors
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1x2
Optical effects: optical illusions
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1x3
Creature articulation: the art of imitation
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1x4
Miniature pyrotechnics: baby blasts
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1x5
Forced perspective: eye of the beholder
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1x6
Ride films: riding the movies
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1x7
Action miniatures: fast and furious
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1x8
Matte paintings: the panoramic art
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1x9
Computer animation: electric dreams
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1x10
Cinematic flight: up, up and away
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1x11
Models and miniatures: a model of perfection
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1x12
Stop motion animation: one step at a time
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1x13
Atmospheric effects: eye of the storm
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1x14
Digital enhancement: painting by numbers
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1x15
Sound effects: audio awareness
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1x16
Pyrotechnics: bombs and other blasts
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1x17
Weapons: hits and misses
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1x18
Physical effects: causes and effects
Episodes season 2
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2x1
Digital effects: digital dawn
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2x2
Sound for animation: animated audio
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2x3
Puppeteering: no strings attached
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2x4
Live and archival: blasts from the past
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2x5
Interactive effects: ever-changing effects
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2x6
Falling effects: falling stars
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2x7
Motion control: unforgettable shots
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2x8
Aerial action: the danger zone
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2x9
Animatronic animals: fooling mother nature
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2x10
Mechanical effects: nuts and bolts
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2x11
Matte paintings: big shots
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2x12
Performance animation: catch 'em in the act
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2x13
Horror makeup: fright factories
Episodes season 3
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3x1
Aging effects: coming of age
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3x2
Space effects: the space race
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3x3
Blue screen/green screen effects: hidden colors
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3x4
Mechanical sea creatures: aqua animatronics
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3x5
Underwater effects: dive
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3x6
Miniature characters: tiny characters
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3x7
Virtual reality: cyber-effects
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3x8
Train wrecks: crash course
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3x9
Alien life forms: no place like home
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3x10
Effects photography: moving experience
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3x11
Stan winston: creating with character
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3x12
Plane crashes: on a wing and a prayer
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3x13
Exotic creatures: it's a jungle out there
Episodes season 4
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4x1
Combining stop motion and cg: in living color
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4x2
Body-altering effects: body building
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4x3
Devastation effects: movie mayhem
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4x4
Tornadoes: twist and shout
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4x5
Twinning: four heads are better than one
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4x6
Full-scale effects: trouble in the skies
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4x7
Maritime effects: effects on the high seas
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4x8
Computer animation: fine-tooning
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4x9
Human actors and dangerous animals: animals on the attack!
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4x10
Talking fantasy characters: mouthing off
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4x11
Action effects: ultimate action
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4x12
Creepy crawlers: your worst nightmare
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4x13
Ghost effects: ghost stories
Episodes season 5
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5x1
Far out creatures: old and new friends
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5x2
History unleashed: down and out
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5x3
Rick baker: the transformer
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5x4
Aerieal rigging: don't look down
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5x5
Robots: mechanical movie stars
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5x6
Prehistoric creatures and volcanoes: cities under siege
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5x7
Disasters at sea: that sinking feeling
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5x8
Demons: hollywood goes to hell
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5x9
Scaled destruction: big things come in small packages
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5x10
Deep space encounters: is there anybody out there?
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5x11
Animal stars: animals on the rampage
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5x12
Aerial mayhem: terror at 35,000 feet
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5x13
Creating environments: out of this world
