Special Effects: Still in Search of Wonder - Couverture souple

Pierson, Michele

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0231125631 ISBN 13 : 9780231125635

Editeur : Columbia University Press, 2002

Synopsis

Special Effects Moving from an exploration of 19th century popular science and magic to Hollywood science fiction cinema of our time, this text examines the history, advancements and connoisseurship of special effects. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Pierson suggests new ways of understanding special effects and the popular science-fiction that features them in an analysis ranging from popular science and magic in the late nineteenth century to Hollywood science fiction cinema in the late twentieth century. She examines the role popular publications -- science, genre, and computer magazines -- have played in the development of connoisseurship; and critiques how film and cultural studies scholarship on special effects has dealt with theorizing their reception. The book touches on landmark films that have shaped the place of special effects in contemporary cinema, including Star Wars, Terminator 2, Jurassic Park, Independence Day, Men in Black, and The Matrix.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Columbia University Press
• Date d'édition: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0231125631
• ISBN 13: 9780231125635
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 231