| Cinematic Appeals: The Experience of New Movie Technologies Contributor(s): Rogers, Ariel (Author) |
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ISBN: 023115917X ISBN-13: 9780231159173 Publisher: Columbia University Press OUR PRICE: $33.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - Art | Film & Video - Performing Arts | Film - Direction & Production |
| Dewey: 302.234 |
| LCCN: 2013008591 |
| Series: Film and Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.00 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Cinematic Appeals follows the effect of technological innovation on the cinema experience, specifically the introduction of widescreen and stereoscopic 3D systems in the 1950s, the rise of digital cinema in the 1990s, and the transition to digital 3D since 2005. Widescreen cinema promised to draw the viewer into the world of the screen, enabling larger-than-life close-ups of already larger-than-life actors. This technology fostered the illusion of physically entering a film, enhancing the semblance of realism. Alternatively, the digital era was less concerned with the viewer's physical response and more with information flow, awe, and the reevaluation of spatiality and embodiment. This study ultimately shows how cinematic technology and the human experience shape and respond to each other over time. |