{"product_id":"synthetic-cinema-the-21st-century-movie-machine-hardcover","title":"Synthetic Cinema: The 21st-Century Movie Machine - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWheeler Winston Dixon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Wheeler Winston Dixon argues that 21st-century mainstream filmmaking is increasingly and troublingly dominated by \"synthetic cinema.\" He details how movies over the last two decades have fundamentally abandoned traditional filmmaking values through the overwhelming use of computer generated imagery, digital touch ups for the actors, and extensive use of green screen technology that replace sets and location shooting.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCombined with the shift to digital cinematography, as well as the rise of comic book and franchise cinema, the temptation to augment movies with lavish, computer generated spectacle has proven irresistible to both directors and audiences, to the point that, Dixon argues, 21st-century commercial cinema is so far removed from the real world that it has created a new era of flawless, fake movies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Wheeler Winston Dixon argues that 21st-century mainstream filmmaking is increasingly and troublingly dominated by \"synthetic cinema.\" He details how movies over the last two decades have fundamentally abandoned traditional filmmaking values through the overwhelming use of computer generated imagery, digital touch ups for the actors, and extensive use of green screen technology that replace sets and location shooting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombined with the shift to digital cinematography, as well as the rise of comic book and franchise cinema, the temptation to augment movies with lavish, computer generated spectacle has proven irresistible to both directors and audiences, to the point that, Dixon argues, 21st-century commercial cinema is so far removed from the real world that it has created a new era of flawless, fake movies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWheeler Winston Dixon\u003c\/b\u003e is the James Ryan Professor of Film Studies, Coordinator of the Film Studies Program, and Professor of English at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA. Among his extensive list of books, he is author of three Palgrave Pivot titles: \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Comic Book Movies \u003c\/i\u003e(co-authored with Richard Graham, Palgrave, 2017), \u003ci\u003eHollywood in Crisis or: The Collapse of the Real\u003c\/i\u003e (Palgrave, 2016), and \u003ci\u003eDark Humor in Films of the 1960s\u003c\/i\u003e (Palgrave, 2015).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWheeler Winston Dixon\u003c\/b\u003e is the James Ryan Professor of Film Studies, Coordinator of the Film Studies Program, and Professor of English at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA. Among his extensive list of books, he is author of three Palgrave Pivot titles: \u003ci\u003eA Brief History of Comic Book Movies \u003c\/i\u003e(co-authored with Richard Graham, Palgrave, 2017), \u003ci\u003eHollywood in Crisis or: The Collapse of the Real\u003c\/i\u003e (Palgrave, 2016), and \u003ci\u003eDark Humor in Films of the 1960s\u003c\/i\u003e (Palgrave, 2015).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 91\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 22, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51794703581472,"sku":"9783030125707","price":97.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a8c9182946bd4ed870a66f98b55c7999.webp?v=1780731450","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/synthetic-cinema-the-21st-century-movie-machine-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}