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The secret science behind movie stunts & special effects

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Steve Wolf has been shot, set on fire, tossed from buildings; he's even fallen from mountains. During 20 years of stunt and special effects coordinating, Wolf has worked on movies that include Tom Cruise's The Firm, Tom Hanks' Cast Away, and Paramount's Hustle and Flow. He's engineered effects for America's Most Wanted, Law and Order, David Letterman, and Whitney Houston, and holds world records for zip lines and explosions. Much of his work looks dangerous, but in his fun and educational book Wolf reveals how everything's done safely using simple school science. Yo''ll understand the physical science that goes into movie work, and appreciate how learning science can open doors to exciting careers.

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Skyhorse Pub.
Language
English
Pages
192

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The secret science behind movie stunts & special effects
2007, Skyhorse Pub.
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New York

Table of Contents

Introduction
Scene one, take one
States of matter
Plasma
Changes in state of matter
Fire & chemical reactions
Combining systems
Carbon & hydrocarbons
Hemoglobin
Gravity
Compressing gases
Components of air
Einstein's rule of simplicity
Simple machines
Pulleys
Tensile strength
Tension
Blowing things up
Air cannons
Pressure & force
Time, distance, effort & power
Fire stunts
Insulation
Explosions: More ways to blow things up
Chemical reactions
Electric circuits
Serial & parallel circuits
Atmospherics
Bringing it all together
Getting work
Important science concepts
Appendix
Index
Contacts & resources
End credits.

Edition Notes

Includes index.

Other Titles
Movie stunts & special effects, Movie stunts and special effects

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
778.5/345
Library of Congress
TR858 .W65 2007

The Physical Object

Pagination
192 p. :
Number of pages
192

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24929998M
Internet Archive
secretsciencebeh00wolf
ISBN 10
1602390401
ISBN 13
9781602390409
LCCN
2007004649
OCLC/WorldCat
81944733

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