"Fresh and intriguing, Hidden in Plain Sight offers a wealth of fascinating historical information on the myriad ways and contexts in which moving images have evoked experiences of wonder from audiences. Williamson's interest in the material is infectious." - Stephen Prince (author of Digital Visual Effects in Cinema: The Seduction of Reality) "Fresh and intriguing, Hidden in Plain Sight offers a wealth of fascinating historical information on the myriad ways and contexts in which moving images have evoked experiences of wonder from audiences. Williamson's interest in the material is infectious." - Stephen Prince (author of Digital Visual Effects in Cinema: The Seduction of Reality) "In answering questions that date back at least a century in movie-making, Williamson looks at how movie magic has inspired people to learn more about the techniques and technology behind the images. " (Flicksided) "In answering questions that date back at least a century in movie-making, Williamson looks at how movie magic has inspired people to learn more about the techniques and technology behind the images. " (Flicksided) "Williamson's superb book is a broadly conceived and thought-provoking reconsideration of the consanguinity of magic and moving images that obliges us to contemplate the special sense of wonder magic induces." - Matthew Solomon (author of Disappearing Tricks and The Gold Rush) "Williamson's superb book is a broadly conceived and thought-provoking reconsideration of the consanguinity of magic and moving images that obliges us to contemplate the special sense of wonder magic induces.

" - Matthew Solomon (author of Disappearing Tricks and The Gold Rush).