[Pdf free] Special Effects: Still in Search of Wonder






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||2 of 7 people found the following review helpful.| Contents|By Curupira|Acknowledgments vii
Introduction: Special Effects and the Popular Media 1

1. Magic, Science, Art: Before Cinema 11
Natural Magic 17
Science Fictions 22
Scientific American 33
Millennial Magic 46

2. From Cult-Classicism to Technofuturism 52
The Limits of Convergence 58
Photon and Stop-M| |It is something of a cliché to think of special effects as 'movie magic,' but Pierson helps us to understand the substance behind that cliché, tracing our current fascination with computer-generated imagery back to discourses about magic and pop

Designed to trick the eye and stimulate the imagination, special effects have changed the way we look at films and the worlds created in them. Computer-generated imagery (CGI), as seen in Hollywood blockbusters like Star Wars, Terminator 2, Jurassic Park, Independence Day, Men in Black, and The Matrix, is just the latest advance in the evolution of special effects. Even as special effects have been marveled at by millions, this is the first investigation of their broade...


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