The DVD Revolution: Movies, Culture, and TechnologyBloomsbury Publishing USA, 2004 M12 30 - 200 páginas The introduction of the DVD marked the beginning of one of history's most successful technological innovations, and capped a 75-year development of home-viewing possibilities. Never before have film fans had access in their living rooms to something so remarkably close to the theatrical experience. In addition, because a DVD can hold much more than a single movie, it has allowed films to be marketed with a variety of extras, sparking both a new packaging industry and greater interest on the part of home viewers. This book provides an examination of the DVD's impact, both on home viewing and on film study. From film fan culture through filmmaker commentaries, from special editions to a look at where the format will go from here, author Aaron Barlow offers the first-ever exploration of this explosive new entertainment phenomenon. As the DVD becomes the popular vehicle of record for films, it is also becoming a unique and unprecedented way for the interested viewer to learn more about filmmaking than has ever been possible before. Because of its ability to reproduce the dimensions and quality of the celluloid image, film fans and scholars can have practically perfect reproductions of classic and contemporary films at their disposal. Not only will this book be of interest to the burgeoning population of DVD fans and collectors, but it will provide insights that should be of interest to both students of popular culture and of film. |
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... impact , it is neces- sary to examine the cultural changes the technological changes are connected to , contributing to them as well as being influenced by them . If we follow the model of the cultural shift that followed the ...
... impact , it is neces- sary to examine the cultural changes the technological changes are connected to , contributing to them as well as being influenced by them . If we follow the model of the cultural shift that followed the ...
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... impact in the home , on film scholarship , and on filmmaking will certainly increase . It is already evident . Nelson Coates , the production designer for Imposter ( Gary Fleder , 2002 ) , says that one of the goals of today's ...
... impact in the home , on film scholarship , and on filmmaking will certainly increase . It is already evident . Nelson Coates , the production designer for Imposter ( Gary Fleder , 2002 ) , says that one of the goals of today's ...
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... impact of home viewing ? By looking closely at how some films of the past ( and not - so - past ) have been constructed and reconstructed , we can begin to create a picture of the changing impact of older films ( due , in part , to ...
... impact of home viewing ? By looking closely at how some films of the past ( and not - so - past ) have been constructed and reconstructed , we can begin to create a picture of the changing impact of older films ( due , in part , to ...
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... impact of new technologies on cinema will , on the whole , be positive . Moreover , it will affect film positively ... impact of the DVD on these nations will be different from its impact on the United States , but oth- ers will have to ...
... impact of new technologies on cinema will , on the whole , be positive . Moreover , it will affect film positively ... impact of the DVD on these nations will be different from its impact on the United States , but oth- ers will have to ...
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... impact on an entire generation of filmgoers for whom these became sentimental favorites ) . A few feature films , such as The Wizard of Oz ( Victor Fleming , 1939 ) and It's a Wonderful Life ( Frank Capra , 1946 ) soon became associated ...
... impact on an entire generation of filmgoers for whom these became sentimental favorites ) . A few feature films , such as The Wizard of Oz ( Victor Fleming , 1939 ) and It's a Wonderful Life ( Frank Capra , 1946 ) soon became associated ...
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2 CINÉMATHÈQUE FRANÇAISE AT OUR HOUSE | 29 |
3 DVD FAN CULTURE | 55 |
4 THE SPECIAL EDITION DVD | 75 |
5 THE DVD AUDIO COMMENTARY | 109 |
6 THE DVD THE FILM SCHOLAR AND THE CLASSROOM | 127 |
7 THE QUESTION OF OWNERSHIP | 143 |
AFTERWORD | 157 |
NOTES | 161 |
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY | 167 |
INDEX | 171 |
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