Special Effects | Charles Rudnik | ACMI collection | ACMI: Your museum of screen culture

This thoroughly entertaining program takes the viewer on a behind the scenes look at such special effects blockbusters as “Blade Runner”, “The Right Stuff”, “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi” along with examples of the latest work being done in computer generated imagery, video games and sound effects. Narrated by Robin King.

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Credits

director

Charles Rudnik

production company

Lumiere Productions

Production places

United Kingdom

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

324469

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Cinematography - Special effects

Crafts & Visual Arts → Computer graphics

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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