Abstract
In special effects scholarship, the transformation of the "trick man" to "special effects artist" is a commonplace cliché. However, examining professional and journalistic discourse of the 1910s and 1920s reveals that these terms and several others were actively debated in effects circles, in order to raise their professional standing and attract more specialized work.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 152-173 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | Early Popular Visual Culture |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Apr 3 2015 |
Keywords
- Dunning Process
- Silent cinema
- Special effects
- Technology
- Williams Process
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cultural Studies
- Visual Arts and Performing Arts
- History