Screen Media Arts
An Introduction to Concepts and Practices
Published on 29. October 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
424 pages
978-0-19-556244-6 (ISBN)
Description
Screen Media Arts is an introduction to Screen Media Production for students seeking an overview of Internationals and Australian film and screen arts that informs a conceptual and technical introduction to media production. The book is divided into several sections with case histories and production examples drawn from the history of media - photography and photo media, cinema and video, digital media and the Internet. It provides an historical and conceptual context for selected practices and techniques and key information about the media production industries in Australia. A companion DVD is provided to offer a practical and interactive resource.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Melbourne
Australia
Publishing group
Oxford University Press Australia
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
numerous halftones
Dimensions
Height: 191 mm
Width: 254 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
912 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-556244-6 (9780195562446)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
PREFACE; PART 1: KEY CONCEPTS IN SCREEN MEDIA ARTS; 1.1 PHOTOGRAPH AND IMAGE: INTERPRETATION AND REPRESENTATION; 1.2 NARRATIVE FORMS; 1.3 CONTEMPORARY GENRES; 1.4 AUDIENCES AND INTERACTIVITY; PART 2: REPRESENTING AND QUESTIONING THE REAL: CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL MEDIATIONS; 2.1 THE REPRESENTATIONS OF HISTORY IN FILM AND TELEVISION; 2.2 CINEMA AND THE MEDIATIONS OF CULTURE; 2.3 DOCUMENTARY FILM AND VIDEO; 2.4 NATIONAL CINEMAS; PART 3 (BOOK): STAGES & TECHNIQUES IN SCREEN PRODUCTION; 3.1 PRODUCTION PLANNING/SCRIPTWRITING; 3.2 PRE-PRODUCTION WORKFLOW/LEGAL ISSUES IN SCREEN PRODUCTION; 3.3 PRODUCTION/DIRECTING; 3.4 POST-PRODUCTION/EDITING; 3.5 DISTRIBUTION/ON-LINE DISTRIBUTION & EXHIBITION; PART 3 (DVD): STAGES & TECHNIQUES IN SCREEN PRODUCTION; 3.1 PLANNIN THE PROJECT; 3.2 SCRIPTWRITING; 3.3 DESIGN; 3.4 IMAGE ACQUISITION (ON DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA); 3.5 CREATING A SEQUENCE; 3.6 AUDIO ACQUISITION; 3.7 DIRECTING ACTORS; 3.8 EDITING; 3.9 DISTRIBUTION; PART 4: THE ALTERNATIVE SCREEN; 4.1 EXPERIMENTAL CINEMA; 4.2 VIDEO ARTS AND GRASSROOTS MEDIA; 4.3 CONTEMPORARY SCREEN ARTS PRACTICES; 4.4 ANIMATION; PART 5: THE FUTURE SCREEN: DIGITAL ECOLOGIES; 5.1 INTERFACING DIGITAL MEDIA ARTS; 5.2 CONVERGENT AND MOBILE MEDIA; 5.3 ONLINE MEDIA FEATURES