This book in the CAREERS IN FILM AND TELEVISION series focuses on the art of animation and special effects. Modern technology allows today's filmmakers to put up on the screen anything they can conceive of, from otherworldly landscapes to fantastic creatures. As a result, a career in animation and special effects has become one of the most exciting of the filmmaking industry -- as well as the career with the most potential for growth.
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Television, Cult, and the Fantastic
For more than forty years, science fiction, fantasy and horror have been captivating television audiences around the world. The imaginary worlds of Star Trek, The X-Files, Xena: Warrior Princess, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer have become resources for lucrative multimedia franchises, their fiction extending beyond television into films, novels, video games and a wide range of other merchandise. Cult television series, once associated with small and marginalized groups of avid viewers, have stormed the mainstream. Television, Cult and the Fantastic considers the commercial success of cult television series in relation to other multimedia cultural phenomena such as Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, and Harry Potter. The book examines their genres, themes, textual and marketing strategies, relating these to wider debates about audiences and consumers, the culture industry, technologies and storytelling.
Television, Cult, and the Fantastic
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