The DVD and the Study of Film [electronic resource] : The Attainable Text /
Parker, M.author.
Parker, Deborah,1954-
Drawing on interviews with producers, directors, and scholars, and examining the DVD's supplementary features, this book explores how the format, at its best, combines the enthusiasm of a fan, cinematic nostalgia, and scholarly insight.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- The DVD and New Media * DVD Production and DVD Producers *Setting the Standard: The History of The Criterion Collection *Directors and DVD Commentary: the Specifics of Intention *Directorial Commentary and Film Study: The Case of Atom Egoyan *Scholarly Commentary and Film Study *The Anthologizing Impulse.
Drawing on interviews with producers, directors, and scholars, and examining the DVD's supplementary features, this book explores how the format, at its best, combines the enthusiasm of a fan, cinematic nostalgia, and scholarly insight.
Motion pictures and television.
Motion pictures-History.
Communication.
Screen Studies.
Film History.
Media Studies.