The "natural magic” of the camera obscura anticipated Hollywood in turning the spectacle of the external world into a consumer commodity or package. (Marshall McLuhan)

The "natural magic” of the camera obscura anticipated Hollywood in turning the spectacle of the external world into a consumer commodity or package.

Marshall McLuhan

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