Colin Williamson

Hidden in Plain Sight

An Archaeology of Magic and the Cinema

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

What does it mean to describe cinematic effects as "movie magic”, to compare filmmakers to magicians, or to say that the cinema is all a "trick”? In this volume, Colin Williamson situates film within a long tradition of magical practices that combine art and science, involve deception and discovery, and evoke two forms of wonder - both awe at the illusion displayed and curiosity about how it was performed.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Oktober 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 153mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 517g
• ISBN-13: 9780813572543
• ISBN-10: 0813572541
• Artikelnr.: 42739610

Autorenporträt

Williamson, Colin

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction: Watching Closely
1          (De)Mystifying Tricks: The Wonder Response and the Emergence of
the Cinema
2          Quicker than the Eye: Science, Cinema, and the Question of
Vision
3          Second Sight: Time Lapse and the Cinema as Seer
4          The Enchanted Screen: Performing the Cinema’s Illusion of Life
5          Digital Prestidigitation: The Eclipse of the Cinema’s Mechanical
Magic
6          Through Digital Eyes: Reanimating Early Cinema
Conclusion: Other Obscurities and Illuminations
Notes
Index