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Animals in Film (Locations)
Jonathan Burt
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Description for Animals in Film (Locations)
Paperback. From Salvador Dali to Walt Disney, animals have been a constant yet little-considered presence in film. This title points out that the mobility of animals presented technical and conceptual challenges to early film-makers and the solutions of which were an important factor in advancing photographic technology. Series: Locations S. Num Pages: 232 pages, 103 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 169 x 121 x 15. Weight in Grams: 294.
From Salvador Dali to Walt Disney, animals have been a constant yet little-considered presence in film. Indeed, it may come as a surprise to learn that animals were a central inspiration to the development of moving pictures themselves. In "Animals in Film", Jonathan Burt points out that the mobility of animals presented technical and conceptual challenges to early film-makers, the solutions of which were an important factor in advancing photographic technology, accelerating the speed of both film and camera. The early filming of animals also marked one of the most significant and far-reaching changes in the history of animal representation, ... Read more
From Salvador Dali to Walt Disney, animals have been a constant yet little-considered presence in film. Indeed, it may come as a surprise to learn that animals were a central inspiration to the development of moving pictures themselves. In "Animals in Film", Jonathan Burt points out that the mobility of animals presented technical and conceptual challenges to early film-makers, the solutions of which were an important factor in advancing photographic technology, accelerating the speed of both film and camera. The early filming of animals also marked one of the most significant and far-reaching changes in the history of animal representation, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Reaktion Books
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Series
Locations S.
Condition
New
Weight
293g
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861891310
SKU
V9781861891310
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Ref
99-1
About Jonathan Burt
Jonathan Burt is a freelance writer who lives in Cambridge, UK. He is the author of Animals in Film (Reaktion, 2002) and general editor of the animal series.
Reviews for Animals in Film (Locations)
a smart little monograph that ranges across a wide variety of related topics, including the ethics of using animals in entertainment ... Eccentric, but nonetheless intriguing Empire deserves to influence debates about the cultural representation of animals well beyond the bounds of film studies Anthrozoos