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Author: Colin Williamson
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Imprint: Rutgers University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.00cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.594kg
ISBN: 9780813572543
ISBN 10: 0813572541
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 22 October 2015
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Williamson's superb book is a broadly conceived and thought-provoking reconsideration of the consanguinity of magic and moving images that obliges us to contemplate the special sense of wonder magic induces. --Matthew Solomon author of Disappearing Tricks and The Gold Rush (04/29/2015)
In answering questions that date back at least a century in movie-making, Williamson looks at how movie magic has inspired people to learn more about the techniques and technology behind the images. --Stephen Prince Flicksided Williamson's superb book is a broadly conceived and thought-provoking reconsideration of the consanguinity of magic and moving images that obliges us to contemplate the special sense of wonder magic induces. --Matthew Solomon author of Disappearing Tricks and The Gold Rush Fresh and intriguing, Hidden in Plain Sight offers a wealth of fascinating historical information on the myriad ways and contexts in which moving images have evoked experiences of wonder from audiences. Williamson's interest in the material is infectious. --Stephen Prince author of Digital Visual Effects in Cinema: The Seduction of Reality
Williamson's superb book is a broadly conceived and thought-provoking reconsideration of the consanguinity of magic and moving images that obliges us to contemplate the special sense of wonder magic induces. --Matthew Solomon author of Disappearing Tricks and The Gold Rush Fresh and intriguing, Hidden in Plain Sight offers a wealth of fascinating historical information on the myriad ways and contexts in which moving images have evoked experiences of wonder from audiences. Williamson's interest in the material is infectious. --Stephen Prince author of Digital Visual Effects in Cinema: The Seduction of Reality
Williamson s superb book is a broadly conceived and thought-provoking reconsideration of the consanguinity of magic and moving images that obliges us to contemplate the special sense of wonder magic induces. --Matthew Solomon author of Disappearing Tricks and The Gold Rush
""In answering questions that date back at least a century in movie-making, Williamson looks at how movie magic has inspired people to learn more about the techniques and technology behind the images. "" * Flicksided * ""Fresh and intriguing, Hidden in Plain Sight offers a wealth of fascinating historical information on the myriad ways and contexts in which moving images have evoked experiences of wonder from audiences. Williamson’s interest in the material is infectious."" -- Stephen Prince * author of Digital Visual Effects in Cinema: The Seduction of Reality * ""Williamson’s superb book is a broadly conceived and thought-provoking reconsideration of the consanguinity of magic and moving images that obliges us to contemplate the special sense of wonder magic induces."" -- Matthew Solomon * author of Disappearing Tricks and The Gold Rush *
Fresh and intriguing, Hidden in Plain Sight offers a wealth of fascinating historical information on the myriad ways and contexts in which moving images have evoked experiences of wonder from audiences. Williamson s interest in the material is infectious. --Stephen Prince author of Digital Visual Effects in Cinema: The Seduction of Reality Williamson s superb book is a broadly conceived and thought-provoking reconsideration of the consanguinity of magic and moving images that obliges us to contemplate the special sense of wonder magic induces. --Matthew Solomon author of Disappearing Tricks and The Gold Rush Williamson's superb book is a broadly conceived and thought-provoking reconsideration of the consanguinity of magic and moving images that obliges us to contemplate the special sense of wonder magic induces. --Matthew Solomon author of Disappearing Tricks and The Gold Rush Fresh and intriguing, Hidden in Plain Sight offers a wealth of fascinating historical information on the myriad ways and contexts in which moving images have evoked experiences of wonder from audiences. Williamson's interest in the material is infectious. --Stephen Prince author of Digital Visual Effects in Cinema: The Seduction of Reality
Author Information
COLIN WILLIAMSON is a visiting assistant professor of film and media studies at Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
