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More than meets the eye : special effects and the fantastic transmedia franchise / Bob Rehak.

By: Rehak, Bob (Robert John) [author.]Material type: Text

TextSeries: Postmillennial popPublisher: New York : New York University Press, 2018Description: 256 pages : illustrations (black and white)Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781479856701 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Cinematography -- Special effects | Motion pictures -- Production and direction -- United States | Blockbusters (Motion pictures) | Mass media | Performing Arts | Performing ArtsDDC classification: 791.4'3'024 Summary: From comic book universes crowded with soaring superheroes and shattering skyscrapers to cosmic empires set in far-off galaxies, today's fantasy blockbusters depend on visual effects. Bringing science fiction from the studio to your screen, through film, television, or video games, these special effects power our entertainment industry. This book delves into the world of fantastic media franchises to trace the ways in which special effects over the last 50 years have become central not just to transmedia storytelling but to worldbuilding, performance, and genre in contemporary blockbuster entertainment.

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From comic book universes crowded with soaring superheroes and shattering skyscrapers to cosmic empires set in far-off galaxies, today's fantasy blockbusters depend on visual effects. Bringing science fiction from the studio to your screen, through film, television, or video games, these special effects power our entertainment industry. This book delves into the world of fantastic media franchises to trace the ways in which special effects over the last 50 years have become central not just to transmedia storytelling but to worldbuilding, performance, and genre in contemporary blockbuster entertainment.

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