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Title: The Invisible Art by Mark Cotta Vaz, Craig Barron ISBN: 0-8118-3136-1 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: November, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $75.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.83 (18 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Outstanding reference book on matte painting
Comment: The Invisible Art by Craig Barron and Mark Cotta Vaz is without question the definitive reference text on the fascinating art form of matte painting. Lavishly illustrated with B&W and color photos, The Invisble Art chronicles the history and present digital technology of creating matte paintings for films ranging from the silent era, and up through present-day filmmaking. I could not put the book down, and read every word and feasted on every photo. This book is a must-have for anyone even remotely interested in film production, and how one can save millions of dollars in production costs by using matte paintings and/or hanging miniatures to expand the scope and spectacle of a film's art direction and set design. Film producers especially should read this book.
Rating: 5
Summary: The Wait is Over!
Comment: Solong have I waited for a book like this, and it was over a year ago I heard Craig Baron of one of the best VFX houses out there, along with Mark Cotta Vaz, the best VFX journalist and writer out there, planned on making this book.
And it was worth the wait! This book is incredible. My favorite FX technique finally given the attention it deserves, and it is more extensive and detailed than I imagined. All matte paintings I've come to love over the years, plus an incredible amount of matte-painting-mastery I had never seen are represented by incredible photos, in their full glory. All are accompanied with a stunning print from the actual footage shot for it, or the final composite. Other pictures like photos from artists, cameramen, directors, sets, cameras and other equipment, but also original sketches and illustrations are shown throughout the book. This of course accompanied by Vaz's well written texts and anecdotes, informative, and energetic. The book has been divided in chapters that show the various stages of film history, as well as the several generations of matte painting wizards, and the development of the techniques.
I congratulate Craig & Mark on their beautiful acievement, very inspiring, stunning and moving, pure candy for the eye and mind. My library of VFX books and magazines seems finally complete!
Rating: 5
Summary: Absolutely Perfect!
Comment: I received this book last week, and had time over the weekend to enjoy a lot of it's contents.
Matte Paintings have always been my favourite aspect of SFX, so this book was one I have been waiting for. The price put me off, so I spent longer than I should deciding to buy it.
I diddn't need to worry. If you love the art of the Matte Painting, this is the one book you'll need, and the only one you'll need. From interviews with the Matte Artists themselves, and a complete history of the Matte painting, it simply covers all you'd want. A CD rom is included which compliments the book perfectly.
A beautiful book- Well written, and with the quality of layout that a subject like this deserves. Well done to the creators of this excellent publication!
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Title: Digital Domain: The Leading Edge of Visual Effects by Piers Bizony ISBN: 0823079287 Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns Pub. Date: December, 2001 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: Special Effects: The History and Technique by Richard Rickitt ISBN: 0823077330 Publisher: Watson-Guptill Pubns Pub. Date: 01 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $75.00 |
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Title: The Art of Finding Nemo by Mark Cotta Vaz, John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton ISBN: 0811839753 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: Industrial Light & Magic: Into the Digital Realm by Patricia Rose Duignan ISBN: 0345381521 Publisher: Del Rey Pub. Date: 01 October, 1996 List Price(USD): $80.00 |
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Title: The Art and Science of Digital Compositing by Ron Brinkmann ISBN: 0121339602 Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann Pub. Date: 15 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $59.95 |
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