@article{ART002317926},
author={Chanchul Jung},
title={Review Essay—Digital Visual Effects in Cinema: The Seduction of Reality},
journal={Journal of Popular Narrative},
issn={1738-3188},
year={2018},
volume={24},
number={1},
pages={483-515},
doi={10.18856/jpn.2018.24.1.015}
TY - JOUR
AU - Chanchul Jung
TI - Review Essay—Digital Visual Effects in Cinema: The Seduction of Reality
JO - Journal of Popular Narrative
PY - 2018
VL - 24
IS - 1
PB - The Association of Popular Narrative
SP - 483
EP - 515
SN - 1738-3188
AB - This paper reviews Stephen Prince’s 2012 book, Digital Visual Effects in Cinema: the Seduction of Reality in the question of whether or not cinema has changed in its way of telling stories since its digitization. Having replaced film, digital imaging technologies revolutionized the film industry in profound ways. They have been expanding the illusory world of cinematic spectacles that always excite our eyes. Many scholars in cinema studies have been interested in developing the understanding of digital cinema, its history, theories, and aesthetics. Particularly, they focus on whether a new aesthetics is emerging in filmmaking in cinema’s digital age. Stephen Prince’s book is a valuable contribution to the growing literature on digital culture. The book features a useful survey of the history of digital technology. Individual chapters are about selected production departments, such as those in lighting performance and art directing, which form the codes of realism that anchor the visual aspect of classic Hollywood storytelling. Without overwhelming readers with unnecessary details, Prince provides a behind-the-scenes look at various digital visual effects, while comparing with corresponding special effects of the film age. Prince’s main argument is that the digital visual effects adhere to conventional codes of realism.
KW - Digital Visual Effects;Special Effects;Post-Cinema;CGI;Algorithm;the Immersive;Synthespian
DO - 10.18856/jpn.2018.24.1.015
ER -
Chanchul Jung. (2018). Review Essay—Digital Visual Effects in Cinema: The Seduction of Reality. Journal of Popular Narrative, 24(1), 483-515.
Chanchul Jung. 2018, "Review Essay—Digital Visual Effects in Cinema: The Seduction of Reality", Journal of Popular Narrative, vol.24, no.1 pp.483-515. Available from: doi:10.18856/jpn.2018.24.1.015
Chanchul Jung "Review Essay—Digital Visual Effects in Cinema: The Seduction of Reality" Journal of Popular Narrative 24.1 pp.483-515 (2018) : 483.
Chanchul Jung. Review Essay—Digital Visual Effects in Cinema: The Seduction of Reality. 2018; 24(1), 483-515. Available from: doi:10.18856/jpn.2018.24.1.015
Chanchul Jung. "Review Essay—Digital Visual Effects in Cinema: The Seduction of Reality" Journal of Popular Narrative 24, no.1 (2018) : 483-515.doi: 10.18856/jpn.2018.24.1.015
Chanchul Jung. Review Essay—Digital Visual Effects in Cinema: The Seduction of Reality. Journal of Popular Narrative, 24(1), 483-515. doi: 10.18856/jpn.2018.24.1.015
Chanchul Jung. Review Essay—Digital Visual Effects in Cinema: The Seduction of Reality. Journal of Popular Narrative. 2018; 24(1) 483-515. doi: 10.18856/jpn.2018.24.1.015
Chanchul Jung. Review Essay—Digital Visual Effects in Cinema: The Seduction of Reality. 2018; 24(1), 483-515. Available from: doi:10.18856/jpn.2018.24.1.015
Chanchul Jung. "Review Essay—Digital Visual Effects in Cinema: The Seduction of Reality" Journal of Popular Narrative 24, no.1 (2018) : 483-515.doi: 10.18856/jpn.2018.24.1.015