Encountering the Impossible - The Fantastic in Hollywood Fantasy Cinema

The first academic explanation for how spectators use their imaginations as part of the experience and appreciation of popular fantasy filmmaking.

About the author

Alexander Sergeant is Lecturer in Film and Media Studies at the University of Portsmouth. He is the coeditor (with Christopher Holliday) of Fantasy/Animation: Connections Between Media, Mediums and Genres, which was Runner Up for Best Collection at the 2019 BAFTSS (British Association for Television & Screen Studies) awards. He is the founder of Fantasy-Animation.org and co-host of the Fantasy/Animation podcast.

Product details

• Authors: Alexander Sergeant
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2022
• EAN: 9781438484587
• ISBN: 978-1-4384-8458-7
• No. of pages: 268
• Series: Suny Series, Horizons of Cinem; SUNY series, Horizons of Cinema
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Film Theory & Criticism, Film history, theory or criticism