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"Practical effects" as a book category covers works focused on the hands-on, in-camera techniques used to create physical illusions for film, television, theatre, live events and model-making. Titles in this category include how-to manuals and workshop guides on prosthetic makeup, animatronics, puppetry, miniatures, pyrotechnics, moldmaking and casting, mechanical rigs and atmospheric effects, as well as safety and materials guides; they also encompass production case studies, artist memoirs and pictorial retrospectives that document the history and craftsmanship behind iconic effects. Aimed at special-effects artists, filmmakers, theater technicians, students and hobbyists, these books emphasize practical problem-solving, tools and materials, workflow and budgeting, and the interdisciplinary skills—sculpting, painting, electronics and pneumatics—needed to realize tangible, on-set illusions.

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