Special Effects and German Silent Film : Techno-Romantic Cinema
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Film Culture in Transition
ISBN-10
9463725237
ISBN-13
9789463725231
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Imprint
Amsterdam University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 6th, 2021
Print length
320 Pages
Weight
614 grams
Dimensions
16.40 x 24.30 x 2.40 cms
Product Classification:
Film production: technical & background skills
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In recent decades, special effects have become a major new area of research in cinema studies. For the most part, they have been examined as spectacles or practical tools. In contrast, Special Effects and German Silent Film, foregrounds their function as an expressive device and their pivotal role in cinema’s emergence as a full-fledged art. Special effects not only shaped the look of iconic films like Nosferatu (1922) or Metropolis (1927), but they are central to a comprehensive understanding of German silent film culture writ large. This book examines special effects as the embodiment of a “techno-romantic” paradigm that seeks to harness technology – the epitome of modern materialism – as a means for accessing a spiritual realm. Employed to visualize ideas and emotions in a medium-specific way, special effects thus paved the way for film art.
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