The Visual Effects Producer

Figure 1.3 Full-scale animatronic Alien Queen from Alien VS. Predator, making use of a combination of electronics, hydraulics, and a computer-controlled performance system.

(Image courtesy of Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc. Alien VS. Predator © 2004 Twentieth Century Fox. All rights reserved)

Figure 1.5 Model makers at Kerner Optical prepare a miniature for a bluescreen shot. (Courtesy of Kerner Optical and Industrial Light and Magic; © Disney Enterprises, Inc.)

Figure 1.7 Actor Elijah Wood was filmed on a set piece in front of a blue screen and then ...