Film and the Natural Environment : Elements and Atmospheres / Adam O'Brien.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Brien, Adam, author.

Series:

Short cuts (London, England)

Short Cuts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nature in motion pictures.

Film criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (128 pages).

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Environmental themes are present in cinema more than ever before. But the relationship between film and the natural world is a long and complex one, not reducible to issues such as climate change and pollution. This volume demonstrates how an awareness of natural features and dynamics can enhance our understanding of three key film-studies topics - narrative, genre, and national cinema. It does so by drawing on examples from a broad historical and geographical spectrum, including Sunrise, A River Called Titas, and Profound Desires of the Gods. The first introductory text on a topic which has long been overlooked in the discipline, Film and the Natural Environment argues that the nonhuman world can be understood not just as a theme but as a creative resource available to all filmmakers. It invites readers to consider some of the particular strengths and weaknesses of cinema as communicator of environmental phenomena, and collates ideas and passages from a range of critics and theorists who have contributed to our understanding of moving images and the natural world.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. Film Studies and the Natural Environment

2. Film Narrative and the Natural Environment

3. Film Genre and the Natural Environment

4. National Cinemas and the Natural Environment

Conclusion

Filmography

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 07. Sep 2019)

ISBN:

9780231851107

0231851103

OCLC:

1037351554