Hidden in Plain Sight : : An Archaeology of Magic and the Cinema / / Colin Williamson.
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"? The heyday of stage illusionism was over a century ago, so why do such performances still serve as a key reference point for understan...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2015] ©2015 |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Techniques of the Moving Image
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (224 p.) :; 26 photographs |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- 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
- About The Author