Synthetic Cinema - The 21st-Century Movie Machine (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)

In this book, Wheeler Winston Dixon argues that 21st-century mainstream filmmaking is increasingly and troublingly dominated by "synthetic cinema." He details how movies over the last two decades have fundamentally abandoned traditional filmmaking values through the overwhelming use of computer generated imagery, digital touch ups for the actors, and extensive use of green screen technology that replace sets and location shooting. Combined with the shift to digital cinematography, as well as the rise of comic book and franchise cinema, the temptation to augment movies with lavish, computer generated spectacle has proven irresistible to both directors and audiences, to the point that, Dixon argues, 21st-century commercial cinema is so far removed from the real world that it has created a new era of flawless, fake movies.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	February 2019
First published:	2019
Authors:	Wheeler Winston Dixon
Dimensions:	210 x 148mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	91
Edition:	1st ed. 2019
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-012570-7
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture
LSN:	3-03-012570-X
Barcode:	9783030125707

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