Film & TV Communication Books

New and Published Books – Page 5

41. Film and Television After DVD

    Edited by James Bennett, Tom Brown

    Series: Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies

    Heralded as "the most significant invention [for film] since the coming of sound" (The Observer 2003), by 2005 DVD players were in approximately 84 million homes in the US, making it the "fastest selling item in history of US consumer electronics market" (McDonald 2007: 135). This book examines the...

    Published December 16th 2009 by Routledge
42. The Documentary Handbook

    By Peter Lee-Wright

    Series: Media Practice

    'The Documentary Handbook is mandatory reading for those who want a critical understanding of the place of factual formats in today’s exploding television and media industry, as well as expert guidance in complex craft skills in order to fully participate. The practical advice and wisdom here is...

    Published December 1st 2009 by Routledge
43. Popular Culture in Indonesia

    Fluid Identities in Post-Authoritarian Politics

    Edited by Ariel Heryanto

    Series: Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia Series

    This book examines popular culture in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation, and the third largest democracy. It provides a full account of the key trends since the collapse of the authoritarian Suharto regime (1998), a time of great change in Indonesian society more generally. It...

    Published November 19th 2009 by Routledge
44. Television Studies After TV

    Understanding Television in the Post-Broadcast Era

    Edited by Graeme Turner, Jinna Tay

    Television studies must now address a complex environment where change has been vigorous but uneven, and where local and national conditions vary significantly. Globalizing media industries, deregulatory policy regimes, the multiplication, convergence and trade in media formats, the emergence of...

    Published March 23rd 2009 by Routledge
45. TV Transformations

    Revealing the Makeover Show

    Edited by Tania Lewis

    The past decade has seen an explosion of lifestyle makeover TV shows. Audiences around the world are being urged to ‘renovate’ everything from their homes to their pets and children while lifestyle experts on TV now tell us what not to eat and what not to wear. Makeover television and makeover...

    Published December 8th 2008 by Routledge
46. Electronic Media Criticism

    Applied Perspectives, 3rd Edition

    By Peter B. Orlik

    Electronic Media Criticism introduces readers to a variety of critical approaches to audio and video discourse on radio, television and the Internet. The book applies key aesthetic, sociological, philosophical, psychological, structural and economic principles to arrive at a comprehensive...

    Published November 11th 2008 by Routledge
47. Education in Popular Culture

    Telling Tales on Teachers and Learners

    By Roy Fisher, Ann Harris, Christine Jarvis

    Education in Popular Culture explores what makes schools, colleges, teachers and students an enduring focus for a wide range of contemporary media. What is it about the school experience that makes us wish to relive it again and again? The book provides an overview of education as it is represented...

    Published May 1st 2008 by Routledge
48. Television Entertainment

    By Jonathan Gray

    Series: Communication and Society

    Television entertainment rules supreme, one of the world’s most important disseminators of information, ideas, and amusement. More than a parade of little figures in a box, it is deeply embedded in everyday life, in how we think, what we think and care about, and who we think and care about it...

    Published March 18th 2008 by Routledge
49. Filming the Line of Control

    The Indo–Pak Relationship through the Cinematic Lens

    Edited by Meenakshi Bharat, Nirmal Kumar

    Filming the Line of Control charts out the history of the relationship between India and Pakistan as represented in cinema, especially in light of the improved political atmosphere between the two countries. It is geared towards arriving at a better understanding of one of the most crucial...

    Published October 30th 2007 by Routledge India
50. Video Production Techniques

    Theory and Practice From Concept to Screen

    By Donald L. Diefenbach

    Series: Routledge Communication Series

    Video Production Techniques begins with the basic skills of video production, so students experience writing, shooting and editing right away. It then moves to short-form projects and in-depth explorations of lighting and sound, concluding with an exploration of documentaries, news, and other...

    Published September 24th 2007 by Routledge