Eyewitness Books: Film

See the earliest cameras. The luxurious first picture palaces. Charlie Chaplin's original tramp costume. Stars from the silent screen to the present day. A real Oscar. Learn how still pictures can be made to move. How the sound track works. What a praxinoscope does. How explosions are created on a film set. How a model dog comes to life. Discover the secrets of special effects. The many different faces of screen make-up. The story of animation. How a film finally appears in your movie theater. The inner mechanics of a Ninja Turtle.