Acknowledgments
Introduction
The Rise of the Movie Geek
The Screen is Alive
Wall-to-Wall Color
Desktop Productions
Toppling the Gates
Hollywood Remixed
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Subtitle: Movies in the Age of
Media Convergence Author:
Chuck Tryon Subject:Film and Media Paper ISBN: 978-0-8135-4547-9 Cloth ISBN: 978-0-8135-4546-2 Pages: 216 pages Publication Date: July 2009
Praise:
"A superb book
that helps us think beyond the grand but sometimes ungrounded
digital-convergence and user revolution- rhetoric. Particularly
impressive are the ways that the book marshals historical evidence to
fill important gaps in new media “theory,” connects domestic activities
with industrial practice, and shows how “DIY” (do-it-yourself)
vernacular film criticism and analysis (film blogging) is as important
as DIY production activities (uploaded videos and “mash-ups”) in
spurring participation in contemporary film culture."
-John T. Caldwell,
author of Production Culture:
Industrial Reflexivity and Critical
Practice in Film and Television
"Reinventing
Cinema represents a significant accomplishment for the way it
revisions recent film history, drawing into its account such key
questions for the digital age as who actually controls the
dissemination of imagesa nd who determines their meaning." -J.P.
Telotte, author of The Mouse
Machine: Disney and Technology
"Expanding film studies beyond
traditional boundaries, Tryon explores how cinema affects and is
affected by developments in technology and culture that have altered
the way movies are consumed, produced, and perceived. The book is
readable and well researched, offering students an excellent
opportunity to go beyond more traditional film studies. Highly
recommended."-Choice, Dec 2009 Description:
For over a century,
movies have played an important role in our lives, entertaining us,
often provoking conversation and debate. Now, with the rise of digital
cinema, audiences often encounter movies outside the theater and even
outside the home. Traditional distribution models are challenged by new
media entrepreneurs and independent film makers, usergenerated video,
film blogs, mashups, downloads, and other expanding networks.
Reinventing
Cinema examines film culture at the turn of this century, at the
precise moment when digital media are altering our historical
relationship with the movies. Spanning multiple disciplines, Chuck
Tryon addresses the interaction between
production, distribution, and reception of films, television, and other
new and emerging media.Through close readings of trade publications,
DVD extras, public lectures by new media leaders, movie blogs, and
YouTube videos, Tryon navigates the shift to digital cinema and
examines how it is altering film and popular culture.About the Authors:
Chuck Tryon is an
assistant professor in the English department at Fayetteville State
University.
