5. A More Plastic Reality

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. PART I. Before 1977
7. 1. Optical Animation 21
8. 2. Before Industrial Light and Magic 63
9. PART II. Circa 1977
10. 3. The Expanded Blockbuster 105
11. 4. “The Buck Stops at Opticals” 129
12. 5. A More Plastic Reality 146
13. 6. “More Philosophical Grey Matter” 179
14. PART III. The 1980s and Beyond
15. 7. Optical Special Effects into the 1980s 203
16. 8. “Not-too-Realistic” and Intensified Realistic Approaches in the 1980s 239
17. Conclusion 263
18. Notes 275
19. Bibliography 329
20. Index 345
21. Backmatter 363