TV series

Movie Magic

1994–1997, English, on Discovery. Created by Gary R. Benz & Stephen Rocha & Lise Romanoff.

Documentary series dealing with every aspect of special effects in movies, from low-budget make-up to multi-million-dollar computer-generated graphics. The clear presentation includes descriptions of the creation and technical problems of the effects, and interviews with effects technicians, directors, stars and other crew. Each episode deals with one topic, effect or technician (eg theme park rides, CGI, Stan Winston), concentrating on one or more current or recent films.

Seasons

5

Episodes

70

Episode length

30 min

Status

Ended in 1997