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Editing and Special/Visual Effects: Behind the Silver Screen: A Modern History of Filmmaking
Keil Charlie And Whi
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Description for Editing and Special/Visual Effects: Behind the Silver Screen: A Modern History of Filmmaking
Hardcover. Most filmgoers think of editing and special effects as distinct components of the filmmaking process. Yet film editors and visual effects artists have worked hand-in-hand from the dawn of cinema to the present day. Editor(s): Keil, Charlie; Whissel, Kristen. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 colour illustrations in a 8 page plate section and 29 black and white integrated illus. BIC Classification: APFA; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 152. .
The expert contributors together trace how the arts of editingand effects have evolved in tandem, starting with the 'trick films'of the early silent era, which astounded audiences by splicingin or editing out key frames, all the way to today's cutting-edgeeffects technologies. Multiple filmmaking techniques are exploredthroughout, from classic Hollywood's rear projection and matteshots to the fast cuts and wall-to-wall CGI of the contemporaryblockbuster. The book introduces readers to the analog and digitaltools used in these crafts, showing the impact of changes in the filmindustry itself.
The expert contributors together trace how the arts of editingand effects have evolved in tandem, starting with the 'trick films'of the early silent era, which astounded audiences by splicingin or editing out key frames, all the way to today's cutting-edgeeffects technologies. Multiple filmmaking techniques are exploredthroughout, from classic Hollywood's rear projection and matteshots to the fast cuts and wall-to-wall CGI of the contemporaryblockbuster. The book introduces readers to the analog and digitaltools used in these crafts, showing the impact of changes in the filmindustry itself.
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784536978
SKU
V9781784536978
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About Keil Charlie And Whi
Charlie Keil is Principal of Innis Collegeand a professor in the History Departmentof the University of Toronto. His booksinclude Early American Cinema in Transitionand the co-edited collections, AmericanCinema's Transitional Era and AmericanCinema of the 1910s.Kristen Whissel is a professor of filmand media at the University of California,Berkeley. She is the author of SpectacularDigital Effects: CGI and ContemporaryCinema and of Picturing ... Read more
Reviews for Editing and Special/Visual Effects: Behind the Silver Screen: A Modern History of Filmmaking
'A much-needed survey of two fundamental cinematic crafts & techniques and their creative challenges. Essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the instrumental impact of technological turns on film history.' - Andre Gaudreault, Universite de Montreal