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The Eyes Have it. Cinema and the Reality Effect.
Murray Pomerance
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Description for The Eyes Have it. Cinema and the Reality Effect.
Paperback. Series: Techniques of the Moving Image. Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 481.
The Eyes Have It explores those rarified screen moments when viewers are confronted by sights that seem at once impossible and present, artificial and stimulating, illusory and definitive.
Beginning with a penetrating study of five cornfield sequences—including The Wizard of Oz, Arizona Dream, and Signs—Murray Pomerance journeys through a vast array of cinematic moments, technical methods, and laborious collaborations from the 1930s to the 2000s to show how the viewer's experience of "reality" is put in context, challenged, and willfully engaged.
Four meditations deal with “reality effects” from different philosophical and technical angles. “Vivid Rivals” assesses active ... Read more
The Eyes Have It explores those rarified screen moments when viewers are confronted by sights that seem at once impossible and present, artificial and stimulating, illusory and definitive.
Beginning with a penetrating study of five cornfield sequences—including The Wizard of Oz, Arizona Dream, and Signs—Murray Pomerance journeys through a vast array of cinematic moments, technical methods, and laborious collaborations from the 1930s to the 2000s to show how the viewer's experience of "reality" is put in context, challenged, and willfully engaged.
Four meditations deal with “reality effects” from different philosophical and technical angles. “Vivid Rivals” assesses active ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Rutgers University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Series
Techniques of the Moving Image
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New Brunswick NJ, United States
ISBN
9780813560588
SKU
V9780813560588
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About Murray Pomerance
MURRAY POMERANCE is an independent film scholar in Toronto. Among his many books are Shining in Shadows: Movie Stars of the 2000s, A Little Solitaire: John Frankenheimer and American Film, Johnny Depp Starts Here, and An Eye for Hitchcock, all published by Rutgers University Press.
Reviews for The Eyes Have it. Cinema and the Reality Effect.
"Pomerance's sound scholarship, provocative readings of classic films, and meticulous archival research make this beautifully written work both pleasurable and illuminating to read."
Vivian Sobchack
University of California, Los Angeles
"Real history and technology cling to Pomerance’s boots in his delightful, instructive romp through acres of films in our 'Field of Dreams.' Enjoy this down-to-earth study of ... Read more
Vivian Sobchack
University of California, Los Angeles
"Real history and technology cling to Pomerance’s boots in his delightful, instructive romp through acres of films in our 'Field of Dreams.' Enjoy this down-to-earth study of ... Read more