A cinematic journey through visual effects - Don Levy
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It's been 110 years since Georges Méliès sent a spaceship slamming into the eye of the man on the moon. So how far have visual effects come since then? Working closely with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Don Levy takes us on a visual journey through special effects, from the fakery of early technology to the seamless marvels of modern filmmaking.
Compare the clip of Alice in Wonderland from 1972 to the clip of the more recent 2010 version. What techniques do you think are used to create the special effects in each film?
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