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Animating Unpredictable Effects : Nonlinearity in Hollywood's R&D Complex /

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Uncanny computer-generated animations of splashing waves, billowing smoke clouds, and characters' flowing hair have become a ubiquitous presence on screens of all types since the 1980s. This Open Access book charts the history of these digital moving images and the software tools that make them...

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Main Author: Gowanlock, Jordan (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021.
Edition:1st ed. 2021.
Series:Palgrave Animation,
Subjects:
Animated films.
Motion pictures.
Animation.
Film/TV Industry.
Film Theory.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Defining Nonlinear Animation
  • Chapter 1: Simulation and R&D: Knowing and Making
  • Chapter 2: Hollywood's R&D Complex
  • Chapter 3: Engineering Moving Images: "Tech dev" meets "look dev"
  • Chapter 4: Animating Management
  • Chapter 5: Catastrophe, Chaos, and Perfect Storms
  • Conclusion: Engineering Movies. 210.