Cinetech: Film, Convergence and New Media

ISBN-13: 9781403936943 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 192 str.

Stephen Keane

Opis

What does it mean to regard cinema as technology? How do special effects change our experience of contemporary film? How important is the Internet to the film industry and film fans? CineTech explores these debates and examines the important intersection between film and new media. Providing a comprehensive introduction to the digital practices used in film, this book moves from historical perspectives to up-to-date analysis. Applying these debates through specific case studies, examples are drawn from recent Hollywood blockbusters such as the Star Wars prequels and the Matrix trilogy. Case studies, exercises, and suggestions for further study make this an ideal resource for courses and student assignments in both film and media studies.

Spis treści

Introduction.- Screens.- Digital Film.- Digital Special Effects.- Films, Fans and the Internet.- Films and Videogames.- Entering the Matrix.- Conclusion.

O autorze

STEPHEN KEANE is a Lecturer in film at the University of Leeds, UK. He is author of Disaster Movies: The Cinema of Catastrophe (2001) and his area of expertise is film and new media.