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“Crafting the Impossible: A Journey Through Visual Effects” A new book written by the author Houssine Yarti and published by Barcelona Literary Publishing which was considered as an added value in the global cinema literature. The book is devoted to the analysis of Visual effects as one of the most important aspects of the contemporary filmmaking process, how this aspect has developed in the course of the last few decades and how this change has affected the film industries all over the world. Another trivia, Houssine Yarti shares with readers It is the evolution of visual effects in films: from BW films, to the use of CGI and artificial intelligence in films of the present age. The book tells the story of this field and the various technologies that form the basis of such films and the depiction of fantasy on movie screen. Particular attention is paid to the films that have become the milestones in the development of the VFX industry, namely Jurassic Park, the Matrix and Avatar. As it explains in detail, it shows how these films employed technology to bend and break the conventional rules and perform the impossible. It also talks about incidences and struggles that creators had while applying these technologies.
What makes Crafting the Impossible unique is its way of explaining the artistic and technical work of making visuals possible for readers who have no prior knowledge about the concepts involved. Houssine Yarti explores how creative aspect interfaces with the technical apparatus on how visual effects, or even enhancement, is not just about adding life to the cinematic masterpieces but an essential aspect of movie-making.
It also highlights some International movies that have gone the extra mile in utilizing visual effects and makes future projections about the future of film making especially utilization of virtual and augmented reality.
Crafting the Impossible is an important source for everyone who wants to plunge into the sphere of cinematography – more specifically for the film shapers and also the connoisseurs of the film industry, particularly in the spheres of the Visual Effects as well as the Post Production Stage of film making, by the way is available on Amazon.
