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Jesse Velez is the owner and design lead at Raptor House FX, a practical effects studio which pairs classic techniques with cutting-edge digital design and rapid manufacturing. He co-created the animatronic "Thing" hand featured in the viral Netflix video that garnered 42 million views, as well as the Alien "facehugger" used in Fox's official Alien Anthology 40th Anniversary Short Film collection. He lives in the Denver, Colorado area.

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Explore the making part of filmmaking!

Film is the art of suspension of disbelief, but making is the craft that's behind it all. Special effects guru Jesse Velez shares his expertise in practical effects, teaching the clever techniques and physical artistry used in cinema.

From tricking the eye with miniatures and forced perspective to creating the illusion of life through animatronics, puppetry, and costumes, Jesse explains how movie magic is really movie science and engineering.

With curious experiments to demonstrate foundational concepts, Making for the Movies is part how-to book and part reference guide that explain how and why 100-year-old methods still used in film today.