Invitation to the Voyage: The Flight Sequence in Contemporary 3D Cinema

<label>Abstract</label> <p>The soaring movement of the flight scene is a signature effect of the current 3D cycle, with a number of recent films centering on birds or dragon-like creatures. Simulated flight has long been used to display the latest in cinematic spectacle. Analysis of the use of flight in<italic>Wings</italic>(1927),<italic>Avatar</italic>(2009) and<italic>How to Train Your Dragon</italic>(2010) demonstrates how film producers have employed tried and true schemata to make the attractional power of flight serve a narrative master.</p>