Grande Illusions
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Grande Illusions is a book by special effects artist Tom Savini that details his makeup and practical effects techniques used in horror and genre films.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grande Illusions canonical | 1 |
| Grande Illusions II | 1 |
| Grande Illusions: Book II | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3362597 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grande Illusions Context triple: [Tom Savini, hasWritten, Grande Illusions]
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A.
Drôle de guerre
Drôle de guerre is the term for the early phase of World War II on the Western Front marked by little active fighting despite the formal state of war between the Allies and Germany.
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B.
L'Histoire du soldat
L'Histoire du soldat is a theatrical work by Igor Stravinsky that combines music, narration, and dance to tell a Faustian tale of a soldier who bargains with the devil.
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C.
La Chêneraie
La Chêneraie is a residential neighborhood within the municipality of Chêne-Bougeries in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland.
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D.
L’Aube
L’Aube is the original French title of Elie Wiesel’s novel "Dawn," which explores a young Holocaust survivor’s moral struggle as he prepares to execute a British officer in postwar Palestine.
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E.
Les Conquérants
Les Conquérants is a political and revolutionary novel by André Malraux that explores the rise of communist movements and the nature of revolutionary commitment in 1920s China.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Grande Illusions Target entity description: Grande Illusions is a book by special effects artist Tom Savini that details his makeup and practical effects techniques used in horror and genre films.
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A.
Drôle de guerre
Drôle de guerre is the term for the early phase of World War II on the Western Front marked by little active fighting despite the formal state of war between the Allies and Germany.
-
B.
L'Histoire du soldat
L'Histoire du soldat is a theatrical work by Igor Stravinsky that combines music, narration, and dance to tell a Faustian tale of a soldier who bargains with the devil.
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C.
La Chêneraie
La Chêneraie is a residential neighborhood within the municipality of Chêne-Bougeries in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland.
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D.
L’Aube
L’Aube is the original French title of Elie Wiesel’s novel "Dawn," which explores a young Holocaust survivor’s moral struggle as he prepares to execute a British officer in postwar Palestine.
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E.
Les Conquérants
Les Conquérants is a political and revolutionary novel by André Malraux that explores the rise of communist movements and the nature of revolutionary commitment in 1920s China.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| about |
gore effects
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makeup effects techniques ⓘ on-set special effects ⓘ prosthetics ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Grande Illusions: The Art and Technique of Special Make-Up Effects ⓘ |
| author | Tom Savini ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describesWorkOf | Tom Savini ⓘ |
| genre |
film-making manual
ⓘ
non-fiction ⓘ special effects guide ⓘ |
| hasPart |
behind-the-scenes photographs
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effects design notes ⓘ step-by-step makeup instructions ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
Grande Illusions
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Grande Illusions II
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| influenced | aspiring special effects artists ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
horror film fans
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makeup artists ⓘ special effects artists ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
horror films
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practical effects ⓘ special makeup effects ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
coverage of horror and genre film effects
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detailed documentation of Savini’s effects methods ⓘ |
| workFeatured | horror and genre films ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Grande Illusions Description of subject: Grande Illusions is a book by special effects artist Tom Savini that details his makeup and practical effects techniques used in horror and genre films.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Grande Illusions: Book II
this entity surface form:
Grande Illusions II