Making Believe: Screen Performance and Special Effects in Popular Cinema

Author:   Lisa Bode
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
ISBN:  

9780813579986


Pages:   246
Publication Date:   07 July 2017
Recommended Age:   From 18 to 99 years
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Lisa Bode
Publisher:   Rutgers University Press
Imprint:   Rutgers University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.526kg
ISBN:  

9780813579986


ISBN 10:   0813579988
Pages:   246
Publication Date:   07 July 2017
Recommended Age:   From 18 to 99 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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In this expansive and historically-informed study, Lisa Bode provides a wise and illuminating account of the intersection of actors with cinema technology in all its myriad forms.


""This is one of the best and most nuanced discussions of performance and acting in the digital era that I have read or will ever hope to read."" -- Adrienne L. McLean * author of Dying Swans and Madmen: Ballet, the Body, and Narrative Cinema * ""In this expansive and historically-informed study, Lisa Bode provides a wise and illuminating account of the intersection of actors with cinema technology in all its myriad forms."" -- Stephen Prince * author of Digital Visual Effects in Cinema: The Seduction of Reality * ""It isn’t just the makeup that Bode wipes off the face of Hollywood. It’s the secrets behind choosing the perfect stunt double, the reality of using a green screen, and the authenticity of portraying another culture. Making Believe is just that. A book on the reality of all of Hollywood’s most famous illusions, and it’s not all smoke mirrors. This book takes readers through the history of the film and media to prove just how far the entertainment industry has evolved. Lisa Bode definitely let the cat out of the bag, and I don’t believe it’s going back in."" * Communication Booknotes Quarterly * ""Making Believe expands our understanding of the developmental history of screen acting practice by analyzing the intricate interplay between human performer and digital/non-digital production techniques in various time periods."" * Film Critcism * ""This will be an excellent volume for those interested in film and media studies. Recommended.""  * Choice *


This is one of the best and most nuanced discussions of performance and acting in the digital era that I have read or will ever hope to read. --Adrienne L. McLean author of Dying Swans and Madmen: Ballet, the Body, and Narrative Cinema


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LISA BODE is a lecturer in film and television studies at the University of Queensland.  

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