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In this imaginative and scholarly book, Steven Jacobs explores the architectural elements of Alfred Hitchcock's films and the vital role they played in providing atmosphere and facilitating plot development. Hitchcock famously left nothing to chance, and from the Greenwich Village apartment that provided the set for Rear Window or the now-iconic Bates house in Psycho,(...)
The wrong house: the architecture of Alfred Hitchcock
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In this imaginative and scholarly book, Steven Jacobs explores the architectural elements of Alfred Hitchcock's films and the vital role they played in providing atmosphere and facilitating plot development. Hitchcock famously left nothing to chance, and from the Greenwich Village apartment that provided the set for Rear Window or the now-iconic Bates house in Psycho, every architectural entity plays a significant role both in setting the scene and in advancing the suspenseful narratives of which Hitchcock was master. Having worked as a set designer in the early 1920s, the director remained intimately involved with his films' sets throughout his entire career.
Architecture and Film, Set Design
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Harun Farocki’s (born 1944) latest film Ein Neues Produkt looks at the structure of workplaces from architectural, social and economic perspectives, documenting a year in the life of a consulting firm. This accompanying volume includes six essays and an interview.
Brave new work : a reader on Harun Farocki's film
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Harun Farocki’s (born 1944) latest film Ein Neues Produkt looks at the structure of workplaces from architectural, social and economic perspectives, documenting a year in the life of a consulting firm. This accompanying volume includes six essays and an interview.
Architecture and Film, Set Design
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Reimagining Cinem explores the innovations that film and media artists offered Expo audiences and presents extensive visual material to reconstruct the viewer's experience.The book reflects how the Expo 67 film-events were encountered as creative experimentations that resonated with broader 1960s arts and culture, and as institutional collaborations with artists. More(...)
Architecture and Film, Set Design
November 2014
Reimagining cinema: film at Expo 67
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Reimagining Cinem explores the innovations that film and media artists offered Expo audiences and presents extensive visual material to reconstruct the viewer's experience.The book reflects how the Expo 67 film-events were encountered as creative experimentations that resonated with broader 1960s arts and culture, and as institutional collaborations with artists. More displays of photographic, cinematic, and telematic technology were experienced at Expo 67 than in any other previous world exposition. Reimagining Cinema captures the complexity and imaginative fervour of this exciting period in film history.
Architecture and Film, Set Design
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As in the films of Wong Kar-wai and Johnnie To, readers will drift and dash through the streets of Central to the district’s periphery, almost recklessly, automatically, or for the sheer pleasure of roaming. The first of its kind in English, this book is more than a city guide to Hong Kong through the medium of film; it is a unique exploration of relationship between(...)
Architecture and Film, Set Design
September 2013
World film locations : Hong Kong
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As in the films of Wong Kar-wai and Johnnie To, readers will drift and dash through the streets of Central to the district’s periphery, almost recklessly, automatically, or for the sheer pleasure of roaming. The first of its kind in English, this book is more than a city guide to Hong Kong through the medium of film; it is a unique exploration of relationship between location and place and genre innovations in Hong Kong cinema.
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World film location : Prague
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Prague, the “Hollywood of the East,” has played an important role in the history of cinema and this publication traverses the city’s topography to examine an internationally diverse range of movies made in the Czech capital. Exploring legendary Prague landmarks as they appear onscreen — including the Charles Bridge, Old Town, Malá Strana, Liechtenstein Palace, Wenceslas(...)
World film location : Prague
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Prague, the “Hollywood of the East,” has played an important role in the history of cinema and this publication traverses the city’s topography to examine an internationally diverse range of movies made in the Czech capital. Exploring legendary Prague landmarks as they appear onscreen — including the Charles Bridge, Old Town, Malá Strana, Liechtenstein Palace, Wenceslas Square, and Prague Castle — the book also discusses the intersection of the capital city and its cinematic representations; Prague and the Czech New Wave; the iconic Barrandov Studios; and the impact of political events such as the Prague Spring, the Soviet Invasion of 1968, and the Velvet Revolution on the city’s film industry.
Architecture and Film, Set Design
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This book serves as an introduction to the city for film enthusiasts, visitors, and tourists while simultaneously opening scholarly debates on global concerns such as marginalization, rapid urbanization, and child poverty.
Architecture and Film, Set Design
September 2013
World film locations: São Paulo
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This book serves as an introduction to the city for film enthusiasts, visitors, and tourists while simultaneously opening scholarly debates on global concerns such as marginalization, rapid urbanization, and child poverty.
Architecture and Film, Set Design
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World Film Locations: Barcelona explores the rich cinematic history of this seductive Catalonian city. The essays collected here cover essential themes of the city’s cinematic history, including the origins of cinema in Barcelona; the role of Ciutat Vella (old quarter) as a film set; the influential Barcelona School of the 1960s; the film presence of Gaudí and his work;(...)
Architecture and Film, Set Design
September 2013
World film locations: Barcelona
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World Film Locations: Barcelona explores the rich cinematic history of this seductive Catalonian city. The essays collected here cover essential themes of the city’s cinematic history, including the origins of cinema in Barcelona; the role of Ciutat Vella (old quarter) as a film set; the influential Barcelona School of the 1960s; the film presence of Gaudí and his work; changing attitudes and urban renewal before and after the 1992 Olympics; and the emergence of a new generation of female filmmakers that have made Barcelona the center of their cinematic explorations.
Architecture and Film, Set Design
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Élie Faure [1873-1937] médecin, historien, essayiste, est surtout connu pour sa monumentale Histoire de l’art en sept tomes (1909-1927).Ses écrits sur le cinéma, bien connus des cinéphiles et abondamment cités dans la littérature spécialisée, sont disséminés dans l’ensemble de ses textes.
Cinéma
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Élie Faure [1873-1937] médecin, historien, essayiste, est surtout connu pour sa monumentale Histoire de l’art en sept tomes (1909-1927).Ses écrits sur le cinéma, bien connus des cinéphiles et abondamment cités dans la littérature spécialisée, sont disséminés dans l’ensemble de ses textes.
Architecture and Film, Set Design
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Moving the Sleeping Images of Things Towards the Light est le premier livre de Daïchi Saïto, cinéaste et cofondateur du collectif montréalais Double négatif. La préface est signée par André Habib, professeur en études cinématographiques de l'Université de Montréal et spécialiste du cinéma expérimental. La version originale anglaise est incluse dans le livre.
December 2013
Moving the Sleeping Images of Things Towards the Light
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Moving the Sleeping Images of Things Towards the Light est le premier livre de Daïchi Saïto, cinéaste et cofondateur du collectif montréalais Double négatif. La préface est signée par André Habib, professeur en études cinématographiques de l'Université de Montréal et spécialiste du cinéma expérimental. La version originale anglaise est incluse dans le livre.
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Divisé en quatre chapitres, "Aux limites du cinéma", "Histoires d'interactivité", "Des formes d'un autre cinéma", "Une esthétique des informations", cet ouvrage donne la parole à des artistes, des philosophes, des critiques, des théoriciens et des scientifiques reconnus qui tous, partant du cinéma, en imaginent les nouvelles voies.
November 2014
Cinéma, interactivité et société
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Divisé en quatre chapitres, "Aux limites du cinéma", "Histoires d'interactivité", "Des formes d'un autre cinéma", "Une esthétique des informations", cet ouvrage donne la parole à des artistes, des philosophes, des critiques, des théoriciens et des scientifiques reconnus qui tous, partant du cinéma, en imaginent les nouvelles voies.