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Il you didn't know what "matte painting" is, it's because you weren't meant to until now. In this stunning retrospective, Mark Cotta Vaz and Craig Barron reveal the secret history of a visual effect that is almost as old as the movies. Lavishly illustrated with rare matte paintings, packed with exclusive interviews and a narrative that time travels from the first pioneering "glass shots" to the dawn of digital technology, and featuring a CD-ROM that brings to life these truly moving pictures, The Invisible Art celebrates a century of film wizardry.
