Cargando…

Muscles in the Movies : Perfecting the Art of Illusion /

"This book tells the story of how filmmakers use and manipulate the appearance and performances of muscular men and women to enhance the appeal of their productions. The authors show how this practice, deeply rooted in western epistemological traditions, evolved from the art of photography thro...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Fair, John D. (Autor), Chapman, David L., 1948- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, 2020.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

MARC

LEADER 00000cam a22000004a 4500
001 musev2_82606
003 MdBmJHUP
005 20230905052503.0
006 m o d
007 cr||||||||nn|n
008 200521s2020 mou o 00 0 eng d
010 |z  2020019217 
020 |a 9780826274502 
020 |z 9780826222152 
035 |a (OCoLC)1184122824 
040 |a MdBmJHUP  |c MdBmJHUP 
100 1 |a Fair, John D.,  |e author. 
245 1 0 |a Muscles in the Movies :   |b Perfecting the Art of Illusion /   |c by John D. Fair & David L. Chapman. 
264 1 |a Columbia :  |b University of Missouri Press,  |c 2020. 
264 3 |a Baltimore, Md. :  |b Project MUSE,   |c 2021 
264 4 |c ©2020. 
300 |a 1 online resource (484 pages). 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a computer  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a online resource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
505 0 |a Intro -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: Early Movie Muscles -- I. Muscles in Motion -- II. Maciste and the First Forzuti -- III. Silent Queens of Sport -- IV. Muscles Speak Louder Than Words -- V. Mighty Sons of Maciste -- VI. Daredevils, Acrobats, and Athletes -- Part II: Muscles of Action and Allure -- VII. The Athletic Body -- VIII. The Superheroes -- IX. Days of Greek Gods -- X. Female Muscles in Action -- XI. Manly Men of Muscle -- Part III: Muscles for Show -- XII. Athena -- XIII. Mighty Sons of Hercules 
505 0 |a XIV. Beach Muscle Bodies -- XV. Pursuing the American Dream -- XVI. A Heroic Tradition? -- XVII. Perfecting the Illusion -- Selected Bibliography -- Index 
520 |a "This book tells the story of how filmmakers use and manipulate the appearance and performances of muscular men and women to enhance the appeal of their productions. The authors show how this practice, deeply rooted in western epistemological traditions, evolved from the art of photography through magic lantern and stage shows into the motion picture industry, arguing that the sight of muscles in action induced a higher degree of viewer entertainment. From silent film star Maciste to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, muscular actors appear capable of performing the miraculous, and with the aid of stunt doubles and filming contrivances, they do. By such means, muscles are used to perfect the art of illusion, inherent in moviemaking from its earliest days"--  |c Provided by publisher. 
588 |a Description based on print version record. 
650 7 |a Motion pictures  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01027285 
650 7 |a Human body in motion pictures  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01899764 
650 7 |a Physical fitness in motion pictures.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst02021974 
650 0 |a Motion pictures  |x History  |y 20th century. 
650 0 |a Physical fitness in motion pictures. 
650 0 |a Human body in motion pictures. 
655 7 |a History  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 
655 7 |a Electronic books.   |2 local 
700 1 |a Chapman, David L.,  |d 1948-  |e author. 
710 2 |a Project Muse.  |e distributor 
830 0 |a Book collections on Project MUSE. 
856 4 0 |z Texto completo  |u https://projectmuse.uam.elogim.com/book/82606/ 
945 |a Project MUSE - Custom Collection 
945 |a Project MUSE - 2021 Complete 
945 |a Project MUSE - 2021 Film, Theater and Dance