UID:
edocfu_9958352072302883
Format:
1 online resource(384 p.) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. New York, NY : Columbia University Press, 2015. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Edition:
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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.
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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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List of Illustrations --
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Acknowledgments --
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Introduction --
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PART I. Before 1977 --
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1. Optical Animation: Special Effects Compositing Up to 1977 --
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2. Before Industrial Light and Magic: The Independent Hollywood Special Effects Business, 1968–1975 --
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PART II. Circa 1977: Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind --
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3. The Expanded Blockbuster: The Auteurist Aesthetics of 1970s Special Effects–Driven Filmmaking --
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4. “The Buck Stops at Opticals”: Special Effects Technology on Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind --
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5. A More Plastic Reality: The Design and Conception of Star Wars and West Coast Experimental Filmmaking --
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6. “More Philosophical Grey Matter”: The Production and Aesthetic of Close Encounters of the Third Kind --
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PART III. The 1980s and Beyond --
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7. Optical Special Effects into the 1980s: A Well-Oiled Machine --
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8. “Not-too-Realistic” and Intensified Realistic Approaches in the 1980s: Traditional Stop Motion and Showscan --
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Conclusion: World-Building and the Legacy of 1970s Special Effects in Contemporary Cinema --
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Notes --
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Bibliography --
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Index --
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Backmatter
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In English.
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.7312/turn16352
