Magic and illusion in the movies /

"From top hats to top secrets, this book is a celebration of illusion technology and mechanisms of trickery through a genre-crossing selection of films. Heroes, villains, spies, con-men, and madmen, magicians all, have utilized complex constructs and trickery in thrilling cinematic adventures f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Higham, George, 1966- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2024]
Subjects:	Illusion in motion pictures. Magic tricks in motion pictures. Magic in motion pictures. Cinematography > Special effects. Swindlers and swindling in motion pictures. Illusion au cinéma. Prestidigitation au cinéma. Magie au cinéma. Cinéma > Effets spéciaux.

Table of Contents:

Preface : the opening act
Introduction : a Greek tragedy
The first stage
Staged fright
Fooling all of the people all of the time
Light the fuse
About face
Slippery as sin
The art of war
Trades of the trick
The men behind the curtain
Mysterio's Magic lantern.