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Surrealism How It Impacted The Future Of Digital Visual Effects

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Surrealism: How It Impacted the Future of Digital Visual Effects

Dawson Carpenter

20th-century Art
Professor Field
March 10, 2018 For decades, cinema has continued to portray an impactful role on the world for it allows people to express themselves as well as question what they see as reality. Cinema is powerful for it can be categorized in a myriad of genres and that many people can happen to find enjoyment in, for it should be well-aware that not everyone has the same interest towards a particular genre, compared to one person’s thoughts. Despite its various meanings and, cinema has always been an experience for people are given the ability to project their consciousness into a ultimately limitless world in …show more content…

Surrealism in film will soon revolutionize the theme of cinema by being …show more content…

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