David Lavery

Joss Whedon, A Creative Portrait (eBook, PDF)

From Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Marvel's The Avengers

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Spring 2012 saw the return to creative and critical success of Joss Whedon, with the release of both his horror flick The Cabin in the Woods and the box-office sensation, Marvel's The Avengers. After establishing himself as a premier cult creator, the man who gave us great television with Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, Dollhouse and web series Dr Horrible's Sing-along Blog, as well as comic books including Fray and Astonishing X-Men, finally became the filmmaker he'd long dreamed of being. Drawing on a wide variety of sources and making use of psychologist Howard Gruber's insights into the nature of the creative process, Joss, A Creative Portrait offers the first intellectual biography of Whedon, tracking his career arc from activated fan boy to film studies major, third generation television writer, successful script doctor, innovative television auteur, beloved cult icon, sought-after collaborator, and major filmmaker with Marvel's The Avengers. Film and television scholar and Whedon expert David Lavery traces Whedon's multi-faceted magic from its source - the early influences of parents and teachers, comics, books, movies, collaborators - to its artistic incarnation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: I.B.Tauris
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780857723079
• Artikelnr.: 40343270

Autorenporträt

David Lavery is one of the leading figures of Television Studies in the United States. He teaches in the Department of English at Middle Tennessee State University, and is the author/editor/co-editor of nine books including Full of Secrets: Critical Approaches to Twin Peaks, 'Deny All Knowledge': Reading The X-Files, Fighting the Forces: What's at Stake in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and This Thing of Ours: Investigating The Sopranos.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction - From the Mind of Joss Whedon: An overview of (1) the book's
approach (Howard Gruber's case study method for understanding the nature
creative work) and (2) Whedon's imaginative signatures. Chapter One -
Television Son: In which the offspring of two generations of television
writers, John Whedon and Tom Whedon, enters this dimension. Chapter Two -
Fan Boy: In which the young Joss Whedon grows up under a variety of high
and popular cultural influences. Chapter Three - Film Studies Major: In
which a creator-in-the-making goes to college and falls under the influence
of the movies and professors like Jeanine Basinger and Richard Slotkin.
Chapter Four - Television Writer: In which the college grad goes West in
hope of realizing his dreams and gets stuck in television. Chapter Five -
Creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (I): In which his first film script
(and greatest creation) is ruined by others and disillusionment sets in.
Chapter Six - Script Doctor: In which Whedon tries his hand (with some
success) at saving the work of others. Chapter Seven - Creator of Buffy the
Vampire Slayer (II): In which the F. Scott Fitzgerald "no second acts"
maxim is proven false and a botched movie becomes a TV masterpiece. Chapter
Eight - Creator of Angel and Firefly: In which the Whedonverse expands and
the pains of cancellation are known. Chapter Nine - Joss Whedon, Television
Auteur: In which Whedon's signature writing and directing are elucidated
through examination of such singular episodes as "Hush," "Restless," "The
Body," "Once More with Feeling," "Waiting in the Wings," and "Objects in
Space." Chapter Ten - Comic Book Author: In which a childhood dream comes
true as the fan boy authors Fray, Astonishing X-Men, Runaways, and Buffy
Season Eight. Chapter Eleven - Creator of Serenity: In which a failed
television series becomes a movie. Chapter Twelve - "You think you know,
what you are, what's to come. You haven't even begun": In which predictions
are made about the future achievements of Joss Whedon. Afterword - Michael
Bay vs. Joss Whedon, Weapons to be Determined: In which two Wesleyan alumni
square off, caveman vs. astronaut, for the future of the imagination. Notes
Bibliography Index