Cinematic Appeals: The Experience of New Movie Technologies (Film and Culture Series)

By: Ariel Rogers

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Synopsis: 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.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 352 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780231535786
Related ISBNs:: 9780231159166
Publisher:: Columbia University Press
Date of Addition:: 03/24/21
Copyrighted By:: Columbia University Press
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Computers and Internet, Technology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.