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Format: 1 online resource (383 pages) : , illustrations.

ISBN: 9780231535274 (e-book)

Series Statement: Film and Culture

Additional Edition: 9781315741758 (e-book) Turnock, Julie A. Plastic reality : special effects, technology, and the emergence of 1970s blockbuster aesthetics. New York, [New York] ; Chichester, England : Columbia University Press, c2015 ISBN 9780231163538

Language: English

Keywords: Electronic books.

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Format: XIII, 362 S. : , Ill.

ISBN: 978-0-231-16352-1 , 978-0-231-16353-8

Series Statement: Film and culture

Note: Includes bibliographical references and index

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe ISBN 978-0-231-53527-4

Language: English

Keywords: Blockbuster ; Filmproduktion ; Spezialeffekt ; Ästhetik

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Format: 1 online resource(384 p.) : , illustrations.

Edition: Electronic reproduction. New York, NY : Columbia University Press, 2015. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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ISBN: 9780231535274

Series Statement: Film and Culture Series

Content: Julie A. Turnock follows the evolution of special effects in filmmaking, which culminated in the groundbreaking achievements of 1977. She analyzes the far-reaching impact of the convincing, absorbing, and seemingly unlimited fantasy environments of that year's iconic films, which include Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and then traces their technological, cultural, and aesthetic influence into the 1980s in the deployment of optical special effects and the "not-too-realistic" and hyper-realistic techniques of stop motion and Showscan. Turnock closes with a critique of special effects practices in the 2000s and their implications for the future of filmmaking and the production and experience of other visual media.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , List of Illustrations -- , Acknowledgments -- , Introduction -- , PART I. Before 1977 -- , 1. Optical Animation: Special Effects Compositing Up to 1977 -- , 2. Before Industrial Light and Magic: The Independent Hollywood Special Effects Business, 1968–1975 -- , PART II. Circa 1977: Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind -- , 3. The Expanded Blockbuster: The Auteurist Aesthetics of 1970s Special Effects–Driven Filmmaking -- , 4. “The Buck Stops at Opticals”: Special Effects Technology on Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind -- , 5. A More Plastic Reality: The Design and Conception of Star Wars and West Coast Experimental Filmmaking -- , 6. “More Philosophical Grey Matter”: The Production and Aesthetic of Close Encounters of the Third Kind -- , PART III. The 1980s and Beyond -- , 7. Optical Special Effects into the 1980s: A Well-Oiled Machine -- , 8. “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 -- , Notes -- , Bibliography -- , Index -- , Backmatter , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.7312/turn16352

URL: https://doi.org/10.7312/turn16352

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Format: 1 online resource (383 pages)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 9780231535274

Series Statement: Film and Culture Series

Content: 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

Note: Intro -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: Before 1977 -- 1. Optical Animation: Special Effects Compositing Up to 1977 -- 2. Before Industrial Light and Magic: The Independent Hollywood Special Effects Business, 1968-1975 -- Part II: Circa 1977: Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind -- 3. The Expanded Blockbuster: The Auteurist Aesthetics of 1970s Special Effects-Driven Filmmaking -- 4. "The Buck Stops at Opticals": Special Effects Technology on Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind -- 5. A More Plastic Reality: The Design and Conception of Star Wars and West Coast Experimental Filmmaking -- 6. "More Philosopical Grey Matter": The Production and Aesthetic of Close Encounters of the Third Kind -- Part III: The 1980s and Beyond -- 7. Optical Special Effects into the 1980s: A Well-Oiled Machine -- 8. "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 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Additional Edition: Print version Turnock, Julie Plastic Reality New York : Columbia University Press,c2015 ISBN 9780231163538

Language: English

Keywords: Electronic books ; Electronic books

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Format: 1 online resource : , illustrations.

ISBN: 9780231535274 (ebook) :

Series Statement: Film and culture

Content: Here, 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 slow build toward the significant advances of the late 1960s and early 1970s, which set the stage for the groundbreaking achievements of 1977.

Additional Edition: Print version : ISBN 9780231163538

Language: English

URL: Columbia scholarship online