How to Create a Hollywood Film Look on a Home Studio Budget.....

With advances in technology today, almost anyone can make a movie. If someone has the passion, time and a little money, they can create their dreams up on the big screen. Technology has given this advantage to the little guy but sometimes you still need a little help. Special Effects by Michael Slone is a full color step-by-step guide that will give you the tools you need to give your film a Hollywood look.

The book Special Effects includes: step-by-step instructions on creating a wider variety of basic and advanced special effects techniques that will enhance your film or video project; tips on how to work smart, play safe and create interesting special effects that will help your film or video get noticed in film festivals or on sites like YouTube or MySpace; and insider information from professional and Emmy award winning Special Effects artists who have worked on such movies and shows as Star Trek: Voyager, Sleepers, Contact, War of the Worlds, Lost, Alias and Star Wars.

What people say:

"This book is a great general purpose resource of practical and visual effects for the beginning filmmaker." — Eric Chauvin, Visual Effects Artist: The Empire Strikes Back, War of the Worlds, Lost, Alias and the X-Files

"This book shows how easy it can be to make Hollywood-style effects. If you're looking to increase the production-value of your independent films or even your home movies, this is the book for you." — Per Holmes, Award-winning music producer and music video director

About the Author:

Michael Slone has been an independent filmmaker for more than a decade. Through his work on smaller independent movies and as part of the major motion picture industry, he has earned experience as a writer, director, cinematographer and special effects coordinator.