Special Effects

Children's Literature - Erika Clark

"What we see at the movies seems real. We see fantastic creatures and terrible disasters. We visit other times and other planets…. But these scenes are not real. They are made using special effects." Special Effects captures the reader's eye by using familiar photos from popular movies and classical films in order to further expand on the text. Captions, labels, and subtitles accompany the snapshots from familiar scenes. Each chapter includes new advance vocabulary related to the topic and can be easily identified in a bold format. This book is an excellent reference when learning about computer generation, the role of make-up artists on set, technological machinery to imitate natural disasters, and models that take the place of real artifacts when creating the perfect set. The reader will be surprised to discover the tragic ocean liner portrayed in the movie Titanic was simply a scale model that resembled the actual ship. Other types of models are used to give special effects to a movie, which will move the audience in dazzling ways. In movies like The Day After Tomorrow, a huge model of New York was built and then drenched with tanks of water thanks to the special effects team behind the scenes. Reviewer: Erika Clark