{"product_id":"supercinema-film-philosophy-for-the-digital-age-paperback","title":"Supercinema: Film-Philosophy for the Digital Age - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Brown\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Drawing on a variety of popular films, including \u003cem\u003eAvatar, Enter the Void, Fight Club, The Matrix, Speed Racer, X-Men \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eWar of the Worlds\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSupercinema \u003c\/em\u003estudies the ways in which digital special effects and editing techniques require a new theoretical framework in order to be properly understood. Here William Brown proposes that while analogue cinema often tried to hide the technological limitations of its creation through ingenious methods, digital cinema hides its technological omnipotence through the use of continued conventions more suited to analogue cinema, in a way that is analogous to that of Superman hiding his powers behind the persona of Clark Kent. Locating itself on the cusp of film theory, film-philosophy and cognitive approaches to cinema, \u003cem\u003eSupercinema \u003c\/em\u003ealso looks at the relationship between the spectator and film that utilizes digital technology to maximum, 'supercinematic' effect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47419013234866,"sku":"9781782389019","price":42.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/dad1b2dee4036c9c42e22d26ff1b1ca4.webp?v=1778465759","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/supercinema-film-philosophy-for-the-digital-age-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}