Overview

Most moviegoers think of editing and special effects as distinct components of the filmmaking process. We might even conceive of them as polar opposites, since effective film editing is often subtle and almost invisible, whereas special effects frequently call attention to themselves. Yet, film editors and visual effects artists have worked hand-in-hand from the dawn of cinema to the present day.  Editing and Special/Visual Effects brings together a diverse range of film scholars who trace how the arts of editing and effects have evolved in tandem. Collectively, the contributors demonstrate how these two crafts have been integral to cinematic history, starting with the “trick films” of the early silent era, which astounded audiences by splicing in or editing out key frames, all the way up to cutting-edge effects technologies and concealed edits used to create the illusions. Throughout, readers learn about a variety of filmmaking techniques, from classic Hollywood’s rear projection and matte shots to the fast cuts and wall-to-wall CGI of the contemporary blockbuster.  In addition to providing a rich historical overview, Editing and Special/Visual Effects supplies multiple perspectives on these twinned crafts, introducing readers to the analog and digital tools used in each craft, showing the impact of changes in the film industry, and giving the reader a new appreciation for the processes of artistic collaboration they involve.  

Full Product Details

Author:   Charlie Keil ,  Kristen Whissel ,  Charlie Keil ,  Kristen Whissel
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
Imprint:   Rutgers University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.525kg
ISBN:  

9780813570815

ISBN 10:   0813570816
Pages:   268
Publication Date:   26 August 2016
Recommended Age:   From 16 to 99 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

IntroductionCharlie Keil and Kristen Whissel1. The Silent Screen, 1894–1927: Editing Scott Higgins2. The Silent Screen, 1894–1927: Special/Visual EffectsDan North3. Classical Hollywood, 1928–1946: EditingPaul Monticone4. Classical Hollywood, 1928–1946: Special/Visual EffectsAriel Rogers5. Postwar Hollywood, 1947–1967: EditingDana Polan6. Postwar Hollywood, 1947–1967: Special/Visual EffectsJulie Turnock7. The Auteur Renaissance, 1968–1980: EditingBenjamin Wright8. The Auteur Renaissance, 1968–1980: Special/Visual EffectsJulie Turnock9. The New Hollywood, 1981–1999: EditingDeron Overpeck10. The New Hollywood, 1981–1999: Special/Visual EffectsLisa Purse11. The Modern Entertainment Marketplace, 2000–Present: EditingMeraj Dhir12. The Modern Entertainment Marketplace, 2000–Present: Special/Visual EffectsTanine AllisonAcademy Awards for EditingAcademy Awards for Special/Visual EffectsNotesGlossarySelected Bibliography 

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Editing and Special/Visual Effects is a much needed survey of two fundamental cinematic crafts and 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

In this sweeping overview, film scholars Charlie Keil and Kristen Whissel show how these two vital crafts have worked in tandem--from the beginning of 'moving pictures' through modern-day digital blockbusters--to create movie magic. -- Parade Editing and Special/Visual Effects is a much needed survey of two fundamental cinematic crafts and 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 Editing and Special/Visual Effects is an important step in rightfully positioning the art of editing within the academic canon. -- CineMontage: Journal of the Motion Picture Editors Guild

In this sweeping overview, film scholars Charlie Keil and Kristen Whissel show how these two vital crafts have worked in tandem--from the beginning of 'moving pictures' through modern-day digital blockbusters--to create movie magic. -- Parade Editing and Special/Visual Effects is an important step in rightfully positioning the art of editing within the academic canon. -- CineMontage: Journal of the Motion Picture Editors Guild Editing and Special/Visual Effects is a much needed survey of two fundamental cinematic crafts and 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

Author Information

CHARLIE KEIL is the principal of Innis College and a professor in the history department at the University of Toronto. His many books include Early American Cinema in Transition and the coedited collections American Cinema’s Transitional Era and American Cinema of the 1910s (Rutgers University Press). KRISTEN WHISSEL is a professor of film and media at the University of California, Berkeley. She is the author of Picturing American Modernity: Traffic, Technology, and the Silent Cinema and Spectacular Digital Effects: CGI and Contemporary Cinema.  

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