Plastic reality : special effects, technology, and the emergence of 1970s blockbuster aesthetics /

"Julie A. Turnock tracks the use and evolution of special effects in 1970s filmmaking, a development as revolutionary to film as the form's transition to sound in the 1920s. Beginning with the classical studio era's early approaches to special effects, she follows the industry's...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Turnock, Julie A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, [2015]
Colección:Film and culture.
Temas:
Blockbusters (Motion pictures)
Cinematography > Special effects.
Superproductions.
Cinéma > Effets spéciaux.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > Direction & Production.
Cinematography > Special effects
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Optical animation : special effects compositing up to 1977
  • Before industrial light and magic : the independent Hollywood special effects business, 1968-1975
  • The expanded blockbuster : the auteurist aesthetics of 1970s special effects-driven filmmaking
  • "The buck stops at opticals" : special effects technology on Star wars and Close encounters of the third kind
  • More plastic reality : the design and conception of Star wars and West Coast experimental filmmaking
  • "More philosopical grey matter" : the production and aesthetic of Close encounters of the third kind
  • Optical special effects into the 1980s : a well-oiled machine
  • "Not-too-realistic" and intensified realistic approaches in the 1980s : traditional stop motion and showscan
  • Conclusion: World-building and the legacy of 1970s special effects in contemporary cinema.

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