A guided tour through the magical world of illusio

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Vatican to Vegas: A History of Special Effects

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By Norman M. Klein (au)
Year: 2004
Pages: 506
Binding Hardcover
ISBN 1565848039

Product Code: 1437968430

Description

A guided tour through the magical world of illusions, this book takes the reader from lavish Baroque fantasies of the 17th cent. to the Electronic Baroque of today. We journey from architectural illusion in 1580 to the “trompe l’oeil” of Las Vegas casinos. Klein takes us from Piranesi’s labyrinths to the mazes of new computer software, from scrolling panoramas that staged the horror at Gettysburg to the special effects on cinema screens today. The real power in this world of fakery rests with whoever controls the illusion -- be it the pope, the pres., the imagineer, the designer, or the studio exec. “Special effects are not only a barometer for politics, myths of identity, and econ. relations, but also a parallel for understanding where our civilization may be headed next.” Ill.

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