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- About this editionISBN: 9780231851183, 0231851189Page count: 238Published: December 19, 2017Format: ebookPublisher: Columbia University PressLanguage: EnglishAuthor: Nicholas RombesCreate CitationTable of contents
Have digital technologies transformed cinema into a new art, or do they simply replicate and mimic analogue, film-based cinema? Newly revised and expanded to take the latest developments into account, Cinema in the Digital Age examines the fate of cinema in the wake of the digital revolution. Nicholas Rombes considers Festen (1998), The Blair Witch Project (1999), Timecode (2000), Russian Ark (2002), and The Ring (2002), among others. Haunted by their analogue pasts, these films are interested not in digital purity but rather in imperfection and mistakes—blurry or pixilated images, shaky camera work, and other elements that remind viewers of the human behind the camera.
With a new introduction and new material, this updated edition takes a fresh look at the historical and cont...Source: PublisherMore about this editionShow lessGet bookBuy DigitalThis editionAny editionBorrowEdit locationCancelCheck availability at libraries near youNo matching city or zip codeOther editions2009201720172009Wallflower PressColumbia University PressWallflower PressWallflower PressPaperbackHardcoverPaperbackHardcover171 pages238 pages238 pages171 pagesMore editionsCommon terms and phrases28 Days Lateractorsaestheticanalogarchiveaudienceauraauteuravant-gardeavatarbecomeBlair Witch ProjectcaptureCGIcharactersclassicalcreatecritiqueculturedatabaseDaviddeconstructiondigital agedigital cinemadigital mediadigital technologiesdigital videodirectorDogme 95Dogme 95 movementdominantDVDVDearlyeditingemergenceemphasis in originalessayeverydayexperienceexperimentalfactMore terms and phrasesShow lessAbout the workOriginally published: 2009Genre: Film criticismSubject: Art / Film & Video, Performing Arts / Film / General, Performing Arts / Film / History & Criticism, Social Science / Media Studies, Art, Digital cinematography, Electronic books, Motion pictures -- Philosophy -- Technological innovations, Motion pictures -- Philosophy -- Technological innovations -- DigitalMOREAuthorNicholas Rombes is professor of English at the University of Detroit Mercy. He is the author of several books on cinema and punk, including The Ramones (2005), and editor of New Punk Cinema (2005). He also directed the feature-length lo-fi paranoid thriller The Removals (2016).Search Nicholas RombesMore by authorThe Absolution of Roberto Acestes LaingBy Nicholas Rombes"The novel is an attempt to write about film through fiction, engaging both art forms at once with the analytic mind of the academic and the imagination of the storyteller. In the process, Rombes ...The Ramones' RamonesBy Nicholas RombesThirty-Three and a Third is a series of short books about critically acclaimedand much-loved albums of the past 40 years. Over 50,000 copies have been sold!"Passionate, obsessive, and smart." —Nylon" ...Frequencies: Volume 4By Colin Asher, Shane Jones, Nicholas Rombes, Charles Ray Hastings, Jr., Sarah GerardFrom Nathan Knapp's "Real Life in the Heady Days of Dial-Up": We judge our adolescent selves because experience has given us the privilege of knowing that the world doesn't have to end when our first ...More booksPublisher