Ebook: Digital storytelling: the narrative power of visual effects in film

1. The bastard spawn : Hollywood computer-generated-effects movies-some introductory comments -- 2. Once upon a time : story and storycraft -- 3. I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that : the technology of digital visual effects -- 4. Trick or treat : a framework for the narrative uses of digital visual effects in film -- 5. If you are falling, leap : the hero's journey -- 6. The teller and the tale : the "Chinese whispers" of adaptation -- 7. It goes like this : the relationship between digital visual effects and genre -- 8. So here's the deal : a case study considering the influence of franchise filmmaking and its relationship to digital visual effects -- 9. ET 2 AI : Steven Spielberg -- 10. Somewhere over the rainbow : imagined worlds and visions of the future realized through digital visual effects -- 11. Byting off more than you can Chewbacca : summary and conclusions.