Description: Underwater Eye : How the Movie Camera Opened the Depths and Unleashed New Realms of Fantasy, Hardcover by Cohen, Margaret, ISBN 0691197970, ISBN-13 9780691197975, Brand New, Free shipping in the US
A rich history of underwater filmmaking and how it has profoundly influenced the aesthetics of movies and public perception of the oceans
In The Underwater Eye, Margaret Cohen tells the fascinating story of how the development of modern diving equipment and movie camera technology has allowed documentary and narrative filmmakers to take human vision into the depths, creating new imagery of the seas and the underwater realm, and expanding the scope of popular imagination. Innovating on the most challenging film set on earth, filmmakers have tapped the emotional power of the underwater environment to forge new visions of horror, tragedy, adventure, beauty, and surrealism, entertaining the public and shaping its perception of ocean reality.
Examining works by filmmakers ranging from J. E. Williamson, inventor of the first undersea film technology in 1914, to Wes Anderson, who filmed the underwater scenes of his 2004 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou entirely in a pool, The Underwater Eye traces how the radically alien qualities of underwater optics have shaped liquid fantasies for more than a century. Richly illustrated, th explores documentaries by Jacques Cousteau, Louis Malle, and Hans Hass, art films by Man Ray and Jean Vigo, and popular movies and television shows such as 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Creature from the Black Lagoon, Sea Hunt, the Bond films, Jaws, The Abyss, and Titanic. In exploring the cultural impact of underwater filmmaking, th also asks compelling questions about the role film plays in engaging the public with the remote ocean, a frontline of climate change.
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Number of Pages: 344 Pages
Publication Name: Underwater Eye : How the Movie Camera Opened the Depths and Unleashed New Realms of Fantasy
Language: English
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Item Height: 1.1 in
Publication Year: 2022
Subject: Comparative Literature, Media Studies, Television / General, General
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 24.6 Oz
Item Length: 9.2 in
Author: Margaret Cohen
Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Performing Arts, Social Science, Photography
Item Width: 6.5 in
Format: Hardcover
