The Resource Plastic reality : special effects, technology, and the emergence of 1970s blockbuster aesthetics, Julie A. Turnock
Plastic reality : special effects, technology, and the emergence of 1970s blockbuster aesthetics, Julie A. Turnock
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- Summary
- "Julie A. Turnock tracks the use and evolution of special effects in 1970s filmmaking, a development as revolutionary to film as the form's transition to sound in the 1920s. Beginning with the classical studio era's early approaches to special effects, she follows the industry's slow build toward the significant advances of the late 1960s and early 1970s, which set the stage for the groundbreaking achievements of 1977. Turnock analyzes the far-reaching impact of the convincing, absorbing, and seemingly unlimited fantasy environments of that year's iconic films, dedicating a major section of her book to the unparalleled innovations of Star wars and Close encounters of the third kind. She then traces these films' technological, cultural, and aesthetic influence into the 1980s in the deployment of optical special effects as well as the "not-too-realistic" and hyper-realistic techniques of traditional stop motion and Showscan. She concludes 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."--Publisher's website
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiii, 362 pages
- Contents
-
- Optical animation : special effects compositing up to 1977
- Before industrial light and magic : the independent Hollywood special effects business, 1968-1975
- The expanded blockbuster : the auteurist aesthetics of 1970s special effects-driven filmmaking
- "The buck stops at opticals" : special effects technology on Star wars and Close encounters of the third kind - More plastic reality : the design and conception of Star wars and West Coast experimental filmmaking
- "More philosopical grey matter" : the production and aesthetic of Close encounters of the third kind
- Optical special effects into the 1980s : a well-oiled machine
- "Not-too-realistic" and intensified realistic approaches in the 1980s : traditional stop motion and showscan
- Conclusion: World-building and the legacy of 1970s special effects in contemporary cinema
- Isbn
- 9780231163521
- Label
- Plastic reality : special effects, technology, and the emergence of 1970s blockbuster aesthetics
- Title
- Plastic reality
- Title remainder
- special effects, technology, and the emergence of 1970s blockbuster aesthetics
- Statement of responsibility
- Julie A. Turnock
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Julie A. Turnock tracks the use and evolution of special effects in 1970s filmmaking, a development as revolutionary to film as the form's transition to sound in the 1920s. Beginning with the classical studio era's early approaches to special effects, she follows the industry's slow build toward the significant advances of the late 1960s and early 1970s, which set the stage for the groundbreaking achievements of 1977. Turnock analyzes the far-reaching impact of the convincing, absorbing, and seemingly unlimited fantasy environments of that year's iconic films, dedicating a major section of her book to the unparalleled innovations of Star wars and Close encounters of the third kind. She then traces these films' technological, cultural, and aesthetic influence into the 1980s in the deployment of optical special effects as well as the "not-too-realistic" and hyper-realistic techniques of traditional stop motion and Showscan. She concludes 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."--Publisher's website
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Turnock, Julie A
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PN1995.9.B598
- LC item number
- T87 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Film and culture
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Blockbusters (Motion pictures)
- Cinematography
- Blockbusters (Motion pictures)
- Cinematography
- Label
- Plastic reality : special effects, technology, and the emergence of 1970s blockbuster aesthetics, Julie A. Turnock
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-344) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Optical animation : special effects compositing up to 1977 -- Before industrial light and magic : the independent Hollywood special effects business, 1968-1975 -- The expanded blockbuster : the auteurist aesthetics of 1970s special effects-driven filmmaking -- "The buck stops at opticals" : special effects technology on Star wars and Close encounters of the third kind - More plastic reality : the design and conception of Star wars and West Coast experimental filmmaking -- "More philosopical grey matter" : the production and aesthetic of Close encounters of the third kind -- Optical special effects into the 1980s : a well-oiled machine -- "Not-too-realistic" and intensified realistic approaches in the 1980s : traditional stop motion and showscan -- Conclusion: World-building and the legacy of 1970s special effects in contemporary cinema
- Control code
- 889941119
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xiii, 362 pages
- Isbn
- 9780231163521
- Lccn
- 2014026529
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)889941119
- Label
- Plastic reality : special effects, technology, and the emergence of 1970s blockbuster aesthetics, Julie A. Turnock
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-344) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Optical animation : special effects compositing up to 1977 -- Before industrial light and magic : the independent Hollywood special effects business, 1968-1975 -- The expanded blockbuster : the auteurist aesthetics of 1970s special effects-driven filmmaking -- "The buck stops at opticals" : special effects technology on Star wars and Close encounters of the third kind - More plastic reality : the design and conception of Star wars and West Coast experimental filmmaking -- "More philosopical grey matter" : the production and aesthetic of Close encounters of the third kind -- Optical special effects into the 1980s : a well-oiled machine -- "Not-too-realistic" and intensified realistic approaches in the 1980s : traditional stop motion and showscan -- Conclusion: World-building and the legacy of 1970s special effects in contemporary cinema
- Control code
- 889941119
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- xiii, 362 pages
- Isbn
- 9780231163521
- Lccn
- 2014026529
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)889941119
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