Hidden in plain sight : an archaeology of magic and the cinema /

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What does it mean to describe cinematic effects as "movie magic," or to say that the cinema is all a "trick"? To answer these questions, Colin Williamson situates the cinema within a long tradition of magical practices and devices of wonder that combine art and science, involve d...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Williamson, Colin, 1984- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2015]
Collection:Techniques of the moving image.
Sujets:
Trick cinematography > History.
Cinematography > Special effects > History.
Magic tricks in motion pictures.
Truquage (Cinéma) > Histoire.
Cinéma > Effets spéciaux > Histoire.
Prestidigitation au cinéma.
ART > Film & Video.
PHOTOGRAPHY > Techniques > Cinematography & Videography.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Media Studies.
Cinematography > Special effects
Magic tricks in motion pictures
Trick cinematography
History
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction: watching closely
  • (De)mystifying tricks: the wonder response and the emergence of the cinema
  • Quicker than the eye: science, cinema, and the question of vision
  • Second sight: the cinema as seer
  • The enchanted screen: performing the cinema's illusion of life
  • Digital prestidigitation: the eclipse of the cinema's mechanical magic
  • Through digital eyes: reanimating early cinema
  • Conclusion: other obscurities and illuminations.

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