Author - Far Eastern writer , Researcher, artist and regular author of leading regional and regional federal newspapers , A big fan of good world cinema and masterpieces of film fiction , compiled the first chronicle illustrated with rare photographs of special visual effects of the most famous films of foreign cinema throughout history The main emphasis is on the transition from the well-known VFX computer method in the first part to the half-forgotten method-drawn matte screen in the largest second part. Best Matte Screens in Movies Since 1920. Moreover, a significant volume of the second part is devoted to the special effects of the matte screen Industrial Light Of . Magic 1977-1986. The book for the first time in Russia presents the author's retrospective view on special effects of the 1920s-1990s. Many photos were published only in 2021-2022 and are virtually unknown in Russia. Ekkknyga - opening and real revelation to Russian fans of special effects in cinema . Pavel Petrovich Popelsky Copyright 2023