A rich history of underwater filmmaking and how it has profoundly
influenced the aesthetics of movies and public perception of the
oceans In The Underwater Eye, Margaret Cohen tells the fascinating
story of how the development of modern diving equipment and movie
camera technology has allowed documentary and narrative filmmakers
to take human vision into the depths, creating new imagery of the
seas and the underwater realm, and expanding the scope of popular
imagination. Innovating on the most challenging film set on earth,
filmmakers have tapped the emotional power of the underwater
environment to forge new visions of horror, tragedy, adventure,
beauty, and surrealism, entertaining the public and shaping its
perception of ocean reality. Examining works by filmmakers ranging
from J. E. Williamson, inventor of the first undersea film
technology in 1914, to Wes Anderson, who filmed the underwater
scenes of his 2004 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou entirely in a
pool, The Underwater Eye traces how the radically alien qualities
of underwater optics have shaped liquid fantasies for more than a
century. Richly illustrated, the book explores documentaries by
Jacques Cousteau, Louis Malle, and Hans Hass, art films by Man Ray
and Jean Vigo, and popular movies and television shows such as
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Sea
Hunt, the Bond films, Jaws, The Abyss, and Titanic. In exploring
the cultural impact of underwater filmmaking, the book also asks
compelling questions about the role film plays in engaging the
public with the remote ocean, a frontline of climate change.
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