Master Class with Douglas Trumbull Selected Bibliography
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Redefining the “Cinema of Attractions” (General)
Abel, Richard. “The Cinema of Attractions.” in The Cine Goes to Town: French Cinema, 1896-1914. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1994.
---. “The Cinema of Attractions in France, 1896-1904.” in The Silent Cinema Reader. Lee Grieveson and Peter Krämer (eds). London: Routledge, 2006. 63-75.
Buckland, Warren. “A Rational Reconstruction of ‘The Cinema of Attractions’.” in The Cinema of Attractions Reloaded. Wanda Strauven (ed). Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2006. 41- 56.
Bukatman, Scott. “Spectacle, Attractions and Visual Pleasure.” in The Cinema of Attractions Reloaded. Wanda Strauven (ed). Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2006. 71-82.
Elsaesser, Thomas. “Discipline through Diegesis: The Rube Film between ‘Attractions’ and ‘Narrative Integration’.” in The Cinema of Attractions Reloaded. Wanda Strauven (ed). Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2006. 205-223.
Gaudreault, André and Tom Gunning. “Early Cinema as a Challenge to Film History.” in The Cinema of Attractions Reloaded. Wanda Strauven (ed). Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2006. 365-380.
Gunning, Tom. “The Cinema of Attractions: Early Film, Its Spectator and the Avant-Garde.” Wide Angle 8. 3-4 (1986): 63–70.
---. “1902-1903: Movies, Stories, and Attractions.” in American Cinema, 1890-1909: Themes and Variations. André Gaudreault (ed). New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2009.
---. “Non-continuity, Continuity, Discontinuity: a Theory of Genres in Early Films; ‘Primitive’ Cinema: A Frame-Up? or, the Trick's On Us.” in Early Cinema: Space, Frame, Narrative. Thomas Elsaesser and Adam Barker (eds). London: BFI Pub, 1990.
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Master Class with Douglas Trumbull Selected Bibliography
---. “’Now You See It, Now You Don't’: The Temporality of the Cinema of Attractions.” in The Silent Cinema Reader. Lee Grieveson and Peter Krämer (eds). London: Routledge, 2006. 41-50.
McMahan, Alison. “Chez le Photographe c'est chez moi: Relationship of Actor and Filmed Subject to Camera in Early Film and Virtual Reality Spaces.” in The Cinema of Attractions Reloaded. Wanda Strauven (ed). Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2006. 291-308.
Musser, Charles. “1896-1897: Movies at the Beginning of Cinema.” in American Cinema, 1890-1909: Themes and Variations. André Gaudreault (ed). New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2009.
Paci, Viva. “The Attraction of the Intelligent Eye: Obsessions with the Vision Machine in Early Film Theories.” in The Cinema of Attractions Reloaded. Wanda Strauven (ed). Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2006. 121-138.
Røssaak, Eivind. “Figures of Sensation: Between Still and Moving Images.” in The Cinema of Attractions Reloaded. Wanda Strauven (ed). Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2006. 321-336.
Strauven, Wanda. “From ‘Primitive Cinema’ to ‘Marvelous’.” in The Cinema of Attractions Reloaded. Wanda Strauven (ed). Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2006. 105-120.
Redefining the “Cinema of Attractions” (Widescreen Cinema)
Aversano, Rudolph C. Cinerama and Its Effects on the Motion Picture Industry. Long Island: Hofstra University, 1953.
Belton, John, Sheldon Hall, and Stephen Neale. Widescreen Worldwide. New Barnet, Herts: John Libbey Publishing, 2010.
Belton, John. Widescreen Cinema. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1992.
Carr, Robert E. and R.M. Hayes. Wide Screen Movies: A History and Filmography of Wide Gauge Filmmaking. Jefferson, N.C: McFarland & Company, 1988.
Cinerama Plunges You into a Startling New World. New York: Cinerama Inc., 1952.
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Cossar, Harper. Letterboxed: The Evolution of Widescreen Cinema. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2011.
Crowther, Bosley. “Moon Show at the Fair: Film Viewed on 80-Foot Dome, Offers Dandy, Dizzying Sensations.” The New York Times (May 16, 1964). Accessed July 23, 2012. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=950DE3D71030E033A25755C1A9639C946591D6 CF
Deutschen Kinematek – Museum für Film und Fernsehen. 70 mm – Bigger than Life. Berlin: Bertz + Fischer, 2009.
Limbacher, James L. Four Aspects of the Film. New York: Brussel & Brussel Inc., 1968.
Wollen, Tana. “The Bigger the Better: From Cinemascope to IMAX.” in Future Visions: New Technologies of the Screen. Philip Hayward and Tana Wollen (eds). London: BFI Publishing, 1993. 10-30.
Wysotsky, Michael Z. Wide-Screen Cinema and Stereophonic Sound. London: Focal Press, 1971.
Redefining the “Cinema of Attractions” (IMAX and Event Cinema)
Griffiths, Alison. Shivers Down Your Spine: Cinema, Museums, and the Immersive View. New York: Columbia University Press, 2008.
---. “Time Travelling IMAX Style: Tales from the Giant Screen.” in Virtual Voyages: Cinema and Travel. Jeffrey Rouff (ed). Durham, N.C: Duke University Press, 2006. 238-257.
McQuire, Scott. Maximum Vision: Large-format and Special-Venue Cinema. Woolloomooloo: Australian Film Commission, 1999.
Redefining the “Cinema of Attractions” (Cinematic Motion-Simulation Rides)
Darley, Andrew. “Simulation Rides: The Almost Motionless Voyage.” in Visual Digital Culture: Surface Play and Spectacle in New Media Genres. New York: Routledge, 2000. 160-162.
Ghamari-Tabrizi, Sharon. “The Convergence of the Pentagon and Hollywood: The Next Generation of Military Training.” in Memory Bytes: History Technology and Digital Culture. Lauren Rabinovitz and Abraham Geil (eds). Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2004. 150-175.
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Huhtamo, Erkki. “Encapsulated Bodies in Motion: Simulators and the Quest for Total Immersion.” in Critical Issues in Electronic Media. Simon Penny (ed). Albany: State University of New York Press, 1995.
Rabinovitz, Lauren. “Conclusion: The Fusion of Movies and Amusement Parks.” in Electric Dreamland: Amusement Parks, Movies, and American Modernity. New York: Columbia University Press, 2012. 162-174.
---. “From Hale’s Tours to Star Wars: Virtual Voyages, Travel Ride Films, and the Delirium of the Hyper- Real.” in Virtual Voyages: Cinema and Travel. Jeffrey Rouff (ed). Durham, N.C: Duke University Press, 2006. 42-60.
---. “More than Movies: A History of Somatic Visual Culture through Hale’s Tours, IMAX, and Motion Simulation Rides.” in Memory Bytes: History Technology and Digital Culture. Lauren Rabinovitz and Abraham Geil (eds). Durham, N.C: Duke University Press, 2004. 99-125.
---. “Thrill Ride Cinema: Hale’s Tours and Scenes of the World.” in Electric Dreamland: Amusement Parks, Movies, and American Modernity. New York: Columbia University Press, 2012. 66-95.
Special Effects Cinematography in Film
Brosnan, John. Movie Magic: The Story of Special Effects in the Cinema. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1974.
Clark, Frank P. Special Effects in Motion Pictures: Some Methods for Producing Mechanical Special Effects. New York: Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, 1966.
Fielding, Raymond. The Technique of Special Effects Cinematography. New York: Hastings House Publishers Inc., 1965.
Finch, Christopher. Special Effects: Creating Movie Magic. New York: Abbeville Press, 1984.
Foster, Jeff. The Green Screen Handbook: Real-world Production Techniques. Indianapolis: Wiley Pub, 2010.
Glintenkamp, Pamela. Industrial Light and Magic: The Art of Innovation. New York: Abrams, 2011.
Hutchison, David. Film Magic: The Art and Science of Special Effects. New York: Prentice-Hall, 1987.
Klein, Norman M. The Vatican to Vegas: A History of Special Effects. New York: New Press, 2004.
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McClean, Shilo T. Digital Storytelling: The Narrative Power of Visual Effects in Film. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2007.
Miller, Ron. Special Effects: An Introduction to Movie Magic. Minneapolis: Twenty-first Century Books, 2006.
Mitchell, A.J. Visual Effects for Film and Television. Oxford: Focal Press, 2004.
Netzley, Patricia D. Encyclopedia of Movie Special Effects. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 2000.
O'Connor, Jane and Katy Hall. Magic in the Movies: The Story of Special Effects. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1980.
Pierson, Michele. Special Effects: Still in Search of Wonder. New York: Columbia University Press, 2002.
Pinteau, Pascal. “Interview with Douglas Trumbull: Memories of 2001.” in Special Effects: An Oral History – Interviews with 38 Masters Spanning 100 Years. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2004. 54-58.
Prince, Stephen. Digital Visual Effects in Cinema: The Seduction of Reality. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2012.
Rickitt, Richard. Special Effects: The History and Technique. London: Aurum Press, 2006.
Sawicki, Mark. Filming the Fantastic: A Guide to Visual Effects Cinematography. Waltham, MA: Focal Press, 2011.
Smith, Thomas G. Industrial Light & Magic: The Art of Special Effects. New York: Ballantine Books, 1986.
Turnock, Julie. “From Star Wars to Avatar: Contemporary Special Effects, Industrial Light and Magic, and the Legacy of the 1970s.” in Popping Culture. Murray Pomerance and Jon Sakeris (eds). New York: Pearson Education, 2010. 301-312.
Vaz, Mark C. and Craig Barron. The Invisible Art: The Legends of Movie Matte Painting. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2002.
Vaz, Mark C. and Patricia R. Duignan. Industrial Light & Magic: Into the Digital Realm. New York: Ballantine Books, 1996.
Wilkie, Bernard. Creating Special Effects for TV & Films. New York: Focal Press, 1977.
Case Study (Stanley Kubrick and 2001: A Space Odyssey)
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Agel, Jerome. The Making of Kubrick's 2001. New York: New American Library, 1970.
Bizony, Piers. 2001: Filming the Future. London: Aurum Press, 1994.
Chion, Michel. Kubrick's Cinema Odyssey. London: British Film Institute, 2001.
Clarke, Arthur C, and Stanley Kubrick. 2001: A Space Odyssey Screenplay. Hollywood: Script City, 1966.
Kolker, Robert. A Cinema of Loneliness: Penn, Stone, Kubrick, Scorsese, Spielberg, Altman. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011.
---. Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey: New Essays. New York: Oxford University Press, 2006.
Krämer, Peter. 2001: A Space Odyssey. London: British Film Institute, 2010.
Kubrick, Stanley, Alison Castle, and Jan Harlan. The Stanley Kubrick Archives. Köln: Taschen, 2008.
Schwam, Stephanie. The Making of 2001, A Space Odyssey. New York: Modern Library, 2000.
Wheat, Leonard F. Kubrick's 2001: A Triple Allegory. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2000.
Case Study (Close Encounters of the Third Kind )
Cohen, Clelia. Masters of Cinema: Steven Spielberg. Paris: Cahiers du Cinema, 2010.
Kolker, Robert P. A Cinema of Loneliness: Penn, Stone, Kubrick, Scorsese, Spielberg, Altman. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011.
Kowalski, Dean A. Steven Spielberg and Philosophy: We're Gonna Need a Bigger Book. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 2008.
Morris, Nigel. The Cinema of Steven Spielberg: Empire of Light. London: Wallflower, 2007.
Morton, Ray. Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Making of Steven Spielberg’s Classic Film. New York: Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, 2007.
Spielberg, Steven, Lester D. Friedman, and Brent Notbohm. Steven Spielberg: Interviews. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2000.
Case Study (Ridley Scott and Blade Runner)
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Brooker, Will. The Blade Runner Experience: The Legacy of a Science Fiction Classic. London: Wallflower, 2005.
Bukatman, Scott. Blade Runner. London: British Film Institute, 1997.
Hills, Matt. Blade Runner. London: Wallflower Press, 2011.
Kerman, Judith. Retrofitting Blade Runner: Issues in Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner and Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Bowling Green, O.H: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1991.
Parrill, William. Ridley Scott: A Critical Filmography. Jefferson, N.C: McFarland, 2011.
Schwart, Richard A. The Films of Ridley Scott. Westport, C.T: Praeger, 2001.
Scott, Ridley, Laurence F. Knapp, and Andrea F. Kulas. Ridley Scott: Interviews. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2005.
Science Fiction – Art and Illustration
McCall, Robert. The Art of Robert McCall: A Celebration of Our Future in Space. New York: Bantam Books, 1992.
McQuarrie, Ralph, Stan Stice and John David Scoleri. The Art of Ralph McQuarrie. Santa Clara, CA: Dreams & Visions Press, 2007.
Westphal, Gary, George Edgar Slusser and Kathleen Church Plummer (eds). Unearthly Visions: Approaches to Science Fiction and Fantasy Art. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2002.
Jacques Vallée on UFOs
Vallée, Jacques and Janine Vallée. Challenge to Science: The UFO Enigma. Chicago: Regnery, 1966.
Vallée, Jacques. Confrontations: A Scientist’s Search for Alien Contact. New York: Ballantine Books, 1990.
Vallée, Jacques and Chris Aubeck. Wonders in the Sky: Unexplained Aerial Objects from Antiquity to Modern Times and Their Impact on Human Culture, History and Beliefs. New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, 2002.
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Douglas Trumbull – TIFF Film Reference Library Film File Clippings and Online Articles
Anderson, John. “Still Creating Otherworldly Adventures.” The New York Times (February 5, 2012): AR10.
Hutchinson, David. “Doug Trumbull: Between the Minds of 'Brainstorm’.” Starlog 6.77 (December 1983): 36-37, 40-42, 62.
Desowitz, Bill. “VFX Pioneer Moves Into Digital World: An Interview with Doug Trumbull.” VFXWorld (August 29, 2003). Accessed July 23, 2012. http://www.awn.com/articles/technology/vfx- pioneer-moves-digital-world-interview-doug-trumbull
Gilchrist, Todd. “VES Honoree and Effects Guru Douglas Trumbull on How Technology, Spectacle Can Rescue Hollywood.” The Hollywood Reporter (February 8, 2012). Accessed July 23, 2012. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/risky-business/ves-douglas-trumbull-peter-jackson-james- cameron-2001-kubrick-288290
Labrecque, Jeff. “’2001: A Space Odyssey’ tech pioneer on ‘Hobbit’ footage: ‘A fabulous and brave step in the right direction’.” Entertainment Weekly (May 2, 2012). Accessed July 23, 2012. http://insidemovies.ew.com/2012/05/02/douglas-trumbull-hobbit-frame-speed/
Martin, Kevin H. “Exposure: Douglas Trumbull.” ICG Magazine (April 4, 2012). Accessed July 23, 2012. http://www.icgmagazine.com/wordpress/2012/04/04/exposure-douglas-trumbull/
O’Neill, Phelim. “The Genius of Douglas Trumbull.” The Guardian (July 9, 2011). Accessed July 23, 2012. http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/jul/09/douglas-trumbull-special-effects
Rheingold, Howard. “Total Immersion.” Wired Magazine (November 1993).
Yamoto, Jen. “VFX Trailblazer Douglas Trumbull Describes His Radical 3-D Experiment to Save Movies.” Movieline (February 8, 2012). Accessed July 23, 2012. http://movieline.com/2012/02/08/vfx- trailblazer-douglas-trumbull-describes-his-radical-3-d-experiment-to-save-movies/
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