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Synthetic Cinema

Hardcover ā€¢ 2019 ā€¢ 1. edition

Synthetic Cinema

By Wheeler Winston Dixon

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In 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.Combined with the shift to digital cinematography, as well as the ...Show more

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9783030125707

Publisher

Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Published year

2019

Language

Edition

1

Original title

Synthetic Cinema

Format

Hardcover

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