From the kinetoscope, designed for use by one viewer at a time, to the lavish movie palaces of Hollywood's golden era, the experience of watching films has varied enormously across the film industry. This volume explores the range of venues in which films have been shown.
From the kinetoscope, designed for use by one viewer at a time, to the lavish movie palaces of Hollywood's golden era, the experience of watching film...
From the kinetoscope, used by one viewer at a time, to the lavish movie palaces of Hollywood's golden era, the experience of watching films has varied enormously across film. Exhibition, The Film Reader traces the emergence of a culture of moviegoing, exploring the range of venues in which films have been shown and following the fluctuating status of film and the continuning struggle over audiences.
From the kinetoscope, used by one viewer at a time, to the lavish movie palaces of Hollywood's golden era, the experience of watching films has varied...
The articles in this collection examine the musical in relation to its generic form and conventions, the relationship between narrative and spectacle, gender and feminist analysis, camp production and reception, stardom, and the representation of race and ethnicity. The book includes essays by Rick Altman, Lucie Arbuthnot and Gail Seneca, Carol Clover, Steven Cohan, Richard Dyer, Jane Feuer, Patricia Mellencamp, Linda Mizejewski, Shari Roberts, Pamela Robertson, Michael Rogin, Martin Rubin and Matthew Tinkcom.
The articles in this collection examine the musical in relation to its generic form and conventions, the relationship between narrative and spectacle,...
Horror, The Film Reader brings together key articles to provide a comprehensive resource for students of horror cinema. Mark Jancovich's introduction traces the development of horror film from The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari to The Blair Witch Project, and outlines the main critical debates. Combining classic and recent articles, each section explores a central issue of horror film, and features an editor's introduction outlining the context of debates.
Horror, The Film Reader brings together key articles to provide a comprehensive resource for students of horror cinema. Mark Jancovich's intr...
From two distinguished academics, Stars: The Film Reader brings together key writings and new perspectives on stars and stardom in cinema including coverage of stars and star systems from Europe and Asia as well as Hollywood, such as Mario Lanza, Oprah Winfrey and Roseanne Barr.
Including contributions from top scholars such as Richard Dyer, the book addresses questions of production, labour and circulation, and examines neglected areas of study such as the Avant-Garde star, the non-American stars, and the question of ethnicity. Grouped in thematic sections, the...
From two distinguished academics, Stars: The Film Reader brings together key writings and new perspectives on stars and stardom in cinema ...
From two distinguished academics, Stars: The Film Reader brings together key writings and new perspectives on stars and stardom in cinema including coverage of stars and star systems from Europe and Asia as well as Hollywood, such as Mario Lanza, Oprah Winfrey and Roseanne Barr.
Including contributions from top scholars such as Richard Dyer, the book addresses questions of production, labour and circulation, and examines neglected areas of study such as the Avant-Garde star, the non-American stars, and the question of ethnicity.
Grouped in thematic sections, the...
From two distinguished academics, Stars: The Film Reader brings together key writings and new perspectives on stars and stardom in cinema ...
Bringing together material from the areas of documentary, fandom and animation, Movie Music, the Film Reader comprises an important first collection of writings about film music. It is divided into four sections, each with an introduction by the editor. Essays in The Meanings of the Score look at instrumental scores, their production and reception, and questions the onscreen power of the nineteenth century classical genre. The Place of the Song turns to popular music, asking how the pop score supports the film narrative. Formal Politics of Music on Film...
Bringing together material from the areas of documentary, fandom and animation, Movie Music, the Film Reader comprises an important first col...
From silent film accompaniment and classical film scores to jazz, rock'n' roll movies and pop soundtracks, this volume argues for a broader understanding of the role of music in film, looking beyond the soundtrack and into the production and replication of a set of values which music and musicians carry with them into the narrative and formal aspects of film. Bringing together material from the areas of documentary, fandom and animation, the Reader comprises an collection of writings about film music.
From silent film accompaniment and classical film scores to jazz, rock'n' roll movies and pop soundtracks, this volume argues for a broader understand...
Technology and Culture: The Film Reader brings together key theoretical texts from more than a century of writing on film and technology. It begins by exploring the intertwined technologies of cinematic representation, reproduction, distribution and reception, before locating the technological history of cinema as one component of an increasingly complex technological culture.
The selected articles encompass a range of disciplines, perspectives and methodologies, reflecting the multiplicity of contemporary approaches to technology. They are grouped into four thematic...
Technology and Culture: The Film Reader brings together key theoretical texts from more than a century of writing on film and technology. ...
