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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... simply fascination with the newest technology ? Is it because its costs are competitive with owning and using a VCR ? Is it the DVD's compatibility with home computer and video game technology ? Is it the " extras " savvy marketers ...
... simply fascination with the newest technology ? Is it because its costs are competitive with owning and using a VCR ? Is it the DVD's compatibility with home computer and video game technology ? Is it the " extras " savvy marketers ...
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... simply presenting what is happening on a stage or a set could lead to the assumption that the cinema is only an adjunct to the theater . By positing montage as the center of their work , filmmakers could quickly demonstrate the weakness ...
... simply presenting what is happening on a stage or a set could lead to the assumption that the cinema is only an adjunct to the theater . By positing montage as the center of their work , filmmakers could quickly demonstrate the weakness ...
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... simply examples of stage on film . Catch - 22 , com- ing at the end , as it did , of the time of the stately spectacular , must have seemed somewhat old - fashioned by the 1980s , when concentration on mon- tage had surpassed the ...
... simply examples of stage on film . Catch - 22 , com- ing at the end , as it did , of the time of the stately spectacular , must have seemed somewhat old - fashioned by the 1980s , when concentration on mon- tage had surpassed the ...
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... simply because it was seen as an avenue to make money from box - office flops , but also partly because of the difficulty small , independent films were having with finding distribution . At the same time the VCR was changing home ...
... simply because it was seen as an avenue to make money from box - office flops , but also partly because of the difficulty small , independent films were having with finding distribution . At the same time the VCR was changing home ...
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... simply because of critical acclaim or a huge Hollywood publicity campaign . Quite the contrary , for the most part . Each of these , like many , many others , shows that mass audiences can and will accept distinct expression . If the ...
... simply because of critical acclaim or a huge Hollywood publicity campaign . Quite the contrary , for the most part . Each of these , like many , many others , shows that mass audiences can and will accept distinct expression . If the ...
Contenido
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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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