Overview
- Provides a comprehensive discussion on 3D cinematic storytelling and aesthetics
- Analyses digital 3D films that represent the current 3D wave, including Up (2009), Life of Pi (2012) and Gravity (2013)
- Presents a timely contribution to new fields of media aesthetics and narrative research
- Includes comparative examination of 2D and 3D visual ontology
- Engagingly written and appeals to media scholars, students, professionals and policy-makers interested in media production and theory
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book argues that 3D films are becoming more sophisticated in utilising stereoscopic effects for storytelling purposes. Since Avatar (2009), we have seen a 3D revival marked by its integration with new digital technologies. With this book, the author goes beyond exploring 3D’s spectacular graphics and considers how 3D can be used to enhance visual storytelling. The chapters include visual comparisons between 2D and 3D to highlight their respective narrative features; an examination of the narrative tropes and techniques used by contemporary 3D filmmakers; and a discussion of the narrative implications brought by the coexistence of flatness and depth in 3D visuality. In demonstrating 3D cinematic aesthetics and storytelling, Yong Liu analyses popular films such as Hugo (2011), Life of Pi (2012), Gravity (2013), Star Trek Into Darkness (2013, and The Great Gatsby (2013). The book is an investigation into contemporary forms of stereoscopic storytelling derived from a unique, long-existing mode of cinematic illusions.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Yong Liu is Assistant Professor in Design & Creative Industry at University of Brunei Darussalam, Brunei. He publishes extensively on 3D cinematic aesthetics, digital storytelling and Chinese movie industry.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: 3D Cinematic Aesthetics and Storytelling
Authors: Yong Liu
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72742-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-72741-7Published: 18 July 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-10258-6Published: 01 February 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-72742-4Published: 05 July 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 217
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 14 illustrations in colour
Topics: Film/TV Technology, Digital/New Media, American Cinema and TV