Movie Magic

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

June 24, 1994

Last aired

September 19, 1997

Episodes

70

Network

Discovery

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

GRB Entertainment,Sequoia Entertainment Inc.,Glacier Point

Creators

Lise Romanoff, Stephen Rocha, Gary R. Benz