Brian Winston

eBook, ePUB

Technologies of Seeing (eBook, ePUB)

Photography, Cinema and Television

Beschreibung

This text examines the complex forces pushing and constraining technological developments in cinema. It contests the view that technological advance is simply the result of scientific progress. Rather, the author argues that social forces control the media technology agenda at every stage.

Technische Details

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• Größe: 3.08MB

Barrierefreiheit

• Text-to-Speech

Autor

Brian Winston was a leading figure in British media studies. He was Professor of Communications and Lincoln Chair at the University of Lincoln, UK. He held senior academic posts at UK National Film and Television School, New York University, Pennsylvania State University, the University of Wales (Cardiff), and Westminster University. He authored and edited over 20 books, including Claiming the Real: The Documentary Film Revisited (British Film Institute, 1995), Technologies of Seeing: Photography, Cinema and Television (British Film Institute, 1996), Fires Were Started- (BFI Film Classics, 1999), and A Right to Offend (Bloomsbury Academic, 2012).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 152
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juli 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781838718466
• Artikelnr.: 59863290