Spfx - The Making Of The Empire Strikes Back

Year Published: 1981

Creator: Schickel And Guenette

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Discusses the art of creating illusions on film, emphasizing the special effects used in the motion picture The Empire Strikes Back. Offers a historic overview and clips from Close Encounters of the Third Kind, 2001 - A Space Odyssey and King Kong. Deals with the use of stop motion, miniatures, models, mechanicals, graphics, illustrations and blue screen mats. Includes the specifics of sound effects and musical scores.