{"product_id":"making-movie-magic-john-richardson-9780750997492","title":"Making Movie Magic","description":"‘It made for an easy read and a lot of chuckling. If you didn’t have respect for physical special effects in films before, you will now.’ - G. F. Willmetts, SFcrowsnest\n‘the perfect blend of autobiography and behind-the-scenes storytelling. Making Movie Magic is a magic movie-making book.’ - Brian James Smith, From Sweden With Love\nJohn Richardson is an Oscar-winning special effects supervisor and designer, who has been involved in over 100 movies, including nine James Bond adventures, all eight Harry Potter films, Aliens, Superman, A Bridge Too Far, Straw Dogs, The Omen, Cliffhanger, Far and Away, Willow . . . and many, many more.\nIn creating the magic that flows through these films – by creating huge explosions, beheading people, producing futuristic gadgets, making a man fly or breathing life into creatures that amaze and haunt us – Richardson has come to hold a unique place in cinema history.\nThe son of pioneering FX technician Cliff Richardson, he learned his trade at the feet of a master of the craft.\nWith over five decades of adventures under his belt, and a vast photographic collection of unseen pictures, Richardson now lifts the lid on his exciting and fascinating career of making movie magic.","brand":"The History Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51254716662048,"sku":"9780750997492","price":17.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9780750997492.jpg?v=1780873031","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/making-movie-magic-john-richardson-9780750997492","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}