A philosophy of cinematic art / Berys Gaut.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gaut, Berys Nigel, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures and the arts.

Motion pictures--Aesthetics.

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 324 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A Philosophy of Cinematic Art is a systematic study of cinema as an art form, showing how the medium conditions fundamental features of cinematic artworks. It discusses the status of cinema as an art form, whether there is a language of film, realism in cinema, cinematic authorship, intentionalist and constructivist theories of interpretation, cinematic narration, the role of emotions in responses to films, the possibility of identification with characters, and the nature of the cinematic medium. Groundbreaking in its coverage of a wide range of contemporary cinematic media, it analyses not only traditional photographic films, but also digital cinema, and a variety of interactive cinematic works, including videogames. Written in a clear and accessible style, the book examines the work of leading film theorists and philosophers of film, and develops a powerful framework with which to think about cinema as an art.

Contents:

1. The challenges to cinema as an art

2. Language and realism

3. Cinematic authorship

4. Understanding cinema

5. Cinematic narration

6. Emotion and identification

7. The role of the medium.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-20961-7

0-511-73914-1

1-282-48642-X

9786612486425

0-511-67428-7

0-511-67222-5

0-511-67547-X

0-511-67094-X

0-511-67471-6

0-511-67349-3

OCLC:

609856542