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Spectacular Special Effects - Diana Kimpton


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Spectacular Special Effects - Diana Kimpton

 
Description: ISBN 0439992303 / Genre: Junior Books / Author: Diana Kimpton / Paperback / 160 Pages / Book is published 2002-01-18 by Scholastic

Newest Review: ... The book itself is split into 18 chapters with the first being an introduction and the last an epilogue. The remaining 16 ... more

 ... chapters each focus on a different aspect of special effects and cover topics such as animatronics, sound effects, movie models and creating weather as well as a timeline of important dates in the lifetime of special effects. Now each one of these chapters gives an great deal of informative on its specific topic yet it gives it in an extremely fun and entertaining manner using language and ideas that appeal to children. As well as all this information the book also contains a lot of humour, which keeps both children...more

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Premium Review Spectacular Special Effects - Diana Kimpton: Uncover the secrets of the show (493 words)
by - written on 26/01/09 (Very useful, 91 readings)
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Spectacular Special Effects is a superbly informative yet incredibly imaginative book of knowledge written by Diana Kimpton. The book gives a great insight into the fabulous world of special-effects at the theatre and on the big screen. This book is written for children aged between 8 and 14 and is definitely suitable to both boys and girls. I myself am nearly nineteen yet I personally really enjoyed reading this little gem. I found it incredibly informative yet it was written in a style that meant it wasn't like reading a boring school textbook and the subjects covered were both interesting and more importantly relevant to the topic. The book ...  Read the complete review

 

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