{"product_id":"hidden-in-plain-sight-an-archaeology-of-magic-and-the-cinema-techniques-of-the-moving-image-9780813572543","title":"Hidden in Plain Sight An Archaeology of Magic and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Fresh and intriguing, \u003ci\u003eHidden in Plain Sight \u003c\/i\u003eoffers 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 *\u003cbr\u003e\"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 *\u003cbr\u003e\"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 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: Watching Closely\u003cbr\u003e 1          (De)Mystifying Tricks: The Wonder Response and the Emergence of the Cinema\u003cbr\u003e 2          Quicker than the Eye: Science, Cinema, and the Question of Vision\u003cbr\u003e 3          Second Sight: Time Lapse and the Cinema as Seer\u003cbr\u003e 4          The Enchanted Screen: Performing the Cinema’s Illusion of Life\u003cbr\u003e 5          Digital Prestidigitation: The Eclipse of the Cinema’s Mechanical Magic\u003cbr\u003e 6          Through Digital Eyes: Reanimating Early Cinema\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Other Obscurities and Illuminations\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405788127575,"sku":"9780813572543","price":105.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780813572543.jpg?v=1730493619","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hidden-in-plain-sight-an-archaeology-of-magic-and-the-cinema-techniques-of-the-moving-image-9780813572543","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}