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Filming Difference

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Description for Filming Difference paperback. Reflecting diverse voices in film and television, more than a dozen industry professionals explore how their works represent complex identities Editor(s): Bernardi, Daniel. Num Pages: 390 pages, 67 photos, 2 tables. BIC Classification: APFA; JFSJ; JFSL. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 226 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 614.

Addressing representation and identity in a variety of production styles and genres, including experimental film and documentary, independent and mainstream film, and television drama, Filming Difference poses fundamental questions about the ways in which the art and craft of filmmaking force creative people to confront stereotypes and examine their own identities while representing the complexities of their subjects.

Selections range from C. A. Griffith's "Del Otro Lado: Border Crossings, Disappearing Souls, and Other Transgressions" and Celine Perreñas Shimizu's "Pain and Pleasure in the Flesh of Machiko Saito's Experimental Movies" to Christopher Bradley's "I Saw You Naked: 'Hard' Acting ... Read more

Technical aspects of the craft are considered as well, including how contributors to filmmaking plan and design films and episodic television that feature difference, and how the tools of cinema—such as cinematography and lighting—influence portrayals of gender, race, and sexuality. The struggle between economic pressures and the desire to produce thought-provoking, socially conscious stories forms another core issue raised in Filming Difference. Speaking with critical rigor and creative experience, the contributors to this collection communicate the power of their media.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
Number of Pages
390
Place of Publication
Austin, TX, United States
ISBN
9780292719743
SKU
V9780292719743
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99-1

About Daniel . Ed(S): Bernardi
Daniel Bernardi is Director of Film and Media Studies at Arizona State University in Tempe. He is the author of STAR TREK and History: Race-ing Toward Whiteness and editor of several volumes on whiteness and film history.

Reviews for Filming Difference
"A compelling, fascinating, even inspirational reading experience. By exposing the critical voices of media makers, this volume provides vital discursive tools." Bambi Haggins, author of Laughing Mad: The Black Comic Persona in Post-Soul America

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