If you don't know what 'matte painting' is, it's because you weren't meant to - until now. According to George Lucas, matte painting is 'pure cinema magic'.
This stunning retrospective celebrates a century of film wizardry, revealing the secret history of a visual effect that is almost as old as cinema itself. Citizen Kane's dark Xanadu, the new worlds of Star Wars, the Emerald City of Oz - these and many other classic movie images were not created with celluloid, but with a brush, oils and a sheet of glass.
The Invisible Art is lavishly illustrated, packed with exclusive interviews and a narrative that travels from the first pioneering 'glass shots' to the dawn of digital technology. Far from being eclipsed by the new technology, the tradition of the elite matte painters - their style of reflecting reality and making illusions - remains as vital as ever.
Based on the recollections of such masters of the genre as Norman Dawn, Peter Ellenshaw, Albert Whitlock and Yusei Uesugi, and featuring hundreds of archive photographs, The Invisible Art is a treasure trove of information on the craft from its beginnings to the present day.
The Free CD-ROM (for Macintosh and Windows) included with the book brings to life these truly moving pictures. It requires Netscape 4.0 or Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or above and Quicktime 4 or above.
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