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The DVD and the study of film [electronic resource] : the attainable text /

by Parker, Mark; Parker, Deborah; ProQuest (Firm).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011Edition: 1st ed.Description: xvii, 195 p.ISBN: ; .Subject(s): Motion pictures -- DVD special features | Electronic booksOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: -- The DVD and New Media * DVD Production and DVD Producers *Setting the Standard: The History of The Criterion Collection *Directors and DVD Commentary: the Specifics of Intention *Directorial Commentary and Film Study: The Case of Atom Egoyan *Scholarly Commentary and Film Study *The Anthologizing Impulse.
Summary: "The DVD embodies a bold experiment in the delivery of film and in the history of film--a contextualized presentation that offers unusual advantages to students of film, to critics and scholars seeking to document its history, and to directors and other creative figures who wish to speak directly to their audiences. This book examines supplementary features created for DVD releases of film as a form of cinematic appreciation and criticism. Drawing on interviews with DVD producers, directors, and scholars, it explores how the format, at its best, combines the enthusiasm of a fan, cinematic nostalgia, and scholarly insight"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: -- The DVD and New Media * DVD Production and DVD Producers *Setting the Standard: The History of The Criterion Collection *Directors and DVD Commentary: the Specifics of Intention *Directorial Commentary and Film Study: The Case of Atom Egoyan *Scholarly Commentary and Film Study *The Anthologizing Impulse.

"The DVD embodies a bold experiment in the delivery of film and in the history of film--a contextualized presentation that offers unusual advantages to students of film, to critics and scholars seeking to document its history, and to directors and other creative figures who wish to speak directly to their audiences. This book examines supplementary features created for DVD releases of film as a form of cinematic appreciation and criticism. Drawing on interviews with DVD producers, directors, and scholars, it explores how the format, at its best, combines the enthusiasm of a fan, cinematic nostalgia, and scholarly insight"-- Provided by publisher.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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