Reviews: (by author)

Miller, Ron. Special Effects: An Introduction to Movie Magic. Minneapolis : Twenti-First Century (Lerner), 2006.

A handsome, full-color, 128 pp., 8 ½ x 11" book, Special Effects will intrigue and draw in many kinds of readers, informing them about a key shared phenomenon of our times: the wonderment we experience watching contemporary movie magic. The book is comprehensive, including history and speculation about the future, solid explanation of how effects are created mechanically, by computer, or by fooling the human eye. The graphics are exciting, since the publishers haven't stinted on production. A fine book for a budding, Hollywood- bound student of the arts.

A. Allison