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050		4	_aPN1995.75 _b.L64 2021
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100	1		_aLoew, Katharina, _eauthor. _974858
245	1	0	_aSpecial effects and German silent film : _btechno-romantic cinema / _cKatharina Loew.
264		1	_aAmsterdam : _bAmsterdam University Press, _c2021.
300			_a1 online resource (320 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Apr 2021).
520			_aIn recent decades, special effects have become a major new area of research in cinema studies. For the most part, they have been examined as spectacles or practical tools. In contrast, Special Effects and German Silent Film, foregrounds their function as an expressive device and their pivotal role in cinema's emergence as a full-fledged art. Special effects not only shaped the look of iconic films like Nosferatu (1922) or Metropolis (1927), but they are central to a comprehensive understanding of German silent film culture writ large. This book examines special effects as the embodiment of a 'techno-romantic' paradigm that seeks to harness technology-the epitome of modern materialism-as a means for accessing a spiritual realm. Employed to visualize ideas and emotions in a medium-specific way, special effects thus paved the way for film art.
650		0	_aSilent films _zGermany _xHistory and criticism. _974859
650		0	_aCinematography _zGermany _xSpecial effects _xHistory. _974860
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9789463725231
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