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Author | : Claire Perkins |
Publisher | : Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2013-01-14 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 0748654259 |
American Smart Cinema examines a contemporary type of US filmmaking that exists at the intersection of mainstream, art and independent cinema and often gives rise to absurd, darkly comic and nihilistic effects.
Author | : Terence McSweeney |
Publisher | : Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2016-12-05 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 1474413838 |
American Cinema in the Shadow of 9/11 is a ground-breaking collection of essays by some of the foremost scholars writing in the field of contemporary American film. Through a dynamic critical analysis of the defining films of the turbulent post-9/11 decade, the volume explores and interrogates the impact of 9/11 and the 'War on Terror' on American cinema and culture. In a vibrant discussion of films like American Sniper (2014), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), Spectre (2015), The Hateful Eight (2015), Lincoln (2012), The Mist (2007), Children of Men (2006), Edge of Tomorrow (2014) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), noted authors Geoff King, Guy Westwell, John Shelton Lawrence, Ian Scott, Andrew Schopp, James Kendrick, Sean Redmond, Steffen Hantke and many others consider the power of popular film to function as a potent cultural artefact, able to both reflect the defining fears and anxieties of the tumultuous era, but also shape them in compelling and resonant ways.
Author | : Kim Wilkins |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2019-02-21 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 1501336924 |
Since the late 1990s a new language has emerged in film scholarship and criticism in response to the popularity of American directors such as Wes Anderson, Charlie Kaufman, and David O. Russell. Increasingly, adjectives like 'quirky', 'cute', and 'smart' are used to describe these American films, with a focus on their ironic (and sometimes deliberately comical) stories, character situations and tones. Kim Wilkins argues that, beyond the seemingly superficial descriptions, 'American eccentric cinema' presents a formal and thematic eccentricity that is distinct to the American context. She distinguishes these films from mainstream Hollywood cinema as they exhibit irregularities in characterization, tone, and setting, and deviate from established generic conventions. Each chapter builds a case for this position through detailed film analyses and comparisons to earlier American traditions, such as the New Hollywood cinema of the 1960s and 1970s. American Eccentric Cinema promises to challenge the notion of irony in American contemporary cinema, and questions the relationship of irony to a complex national and individual identity.
Author | : Timothy Corrigan |
Publisher | : Rutgers University Press |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2012-04-15 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 0813553237 |
The decade from 2000 to 2009 is framed, at one end, by the traumatic catastrophe of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center and, at the other, by the election of the first African American president of the United States. In between, the United States and the world witnessed the rapid expansion of new media and the Internet, such natural disasters as Hurricane Katrina, political uprisings around the world, and a massive meltdown of world economies. Amid these crises and revolutions, American films responded in multiple ways, sometimes directly reflecting these turbulent times, and sometimes indirectly couching history in traditional genres and stories. In American Cinema of the 2000s, essays from ten top film scholars examine such popular series as the groundbreaking Matrix films and the gripping adventures of former CIA covert operative Jason Bourne; new, offbeat films like Juno; and the resurgence of documentaries like Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11. Each essay demonstrates the complex ways in which American culture and American cinema are bound together in subtle and challenging ways.
Author | : Timothy Shary |
Publisher | : Wayne State University Press |
Total Pages | : 384 |
Release | : 2012-12-17 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 0814338445 |
Film and television scholars as well as readers interested in gender and sexuality in film will appreciate this timely collection.
Author | : Daniel Kane |
Publisher | : Contemporary North American Po |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9781587297885 |
By the mid-1960s, New American poets and Underground filmmakers had established a vibrant community in which they collaborated to produce a profusion of poetry/film hybrids. Drawing on unpublished correspondence and interviews, the author provides a fresh look at avant-garde poetry and film in the 1960s and their future influences.
Author | : Robb Montgomery |
Publisher | : Focal Press |
Total Pages | : 174 |
Release | : 2018 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9781315206288 |
Smartphone Video Storytelling helps readers master the techniques for making compelling short-form video content with a smartphone. With mobile journalism on the rise, it's becoming increasingly important to understand the entire process and potential for conveying stories across multiple platforms. This richly illustrated text provides students with the essential smartphone video reporting skills: From choosing the right editing app to working with interview subjects on camera. The ethics of non-fiction video storytelling are highlighted to reinforce core journalistic principles. The chapters feature mini-tutorials and exercises that introduce the key principles of filmmaking. The student exercises and library of online video lessons introduce the building blocks of visual storytelling using real-world reporting examples. A story-based approach allows instructors to use the experiences of making each project in order to teach the fundamentals of video storytelling in a natural way. Each story lesson introduces the necessary stages, including planning, filming, and editing . . . and all with a smartphone. Online example videos can be found at http://smartfilmbook.com/
Author | : Mark Feeney |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 437 |
Release | : 2004-11-22 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0226239683 |
Author | : Todd Berliner |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 321 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0190658746 |
Hollywood makes the most widely successful pleasure-giving artworks the world has ever known. The industry operates under the assumption that pleasurable aesthetic experiences, among huge populations, translate into box office success. With that goal in mind, Hollywood has systematized the delivery of aesthetic pleasure, packaging and selling it on a massive scale. In Hollywood Aesthetic, Todd Berliner accounts for the chief attraction of Hollywood cinema worldwide: its entertainment value. The book examines films such as City Lights and Goodfellas that have earned aesthetic appreciation from both fans and critics. But it also studies some curious outliers, cult films, and celebrated Hollywood experiments, such as The Killing and Starship Troopers. And it demonstrates that even ordinary popular films, from Tarzan and His Mate to Rocky III, as well as action blockbusters, like Die Hard and The Dark Knight, offer aesthetic pleasure to mass audiences. Hollywood Aesthetic explains how Hollywood engages viewers by satisfying their aesthetic desires. Visit the companion website at www.oup.com/us/hollywoodaesthetic
Author | : P. Brereton |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 265 |
Release | : 2012-05-30 |
Genre | : Performing Arts |
ISBN | : 1137027088 |
Examining post-1990s Indie cinema alongside more mainstream films, Brereton explores the emergence of smart independent sensibility and how films break the classic linear narratives that have defined Hollywood and its alternative 'art' cinema. The work explores how bonus features on contemporary smart films speak to new generational audiences.