Dictionary of African Filmmakers
Title | Dictionary of African Filmmakers PDF eBook |
Author | Roy Armes |
Publisher | Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | 418 |
Release | 2008-07-11 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0253351162 |
Chiefly short biographies and filmographies.
Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema
Title | Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema PDF eBook |
Author | S. Torriano Berry |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | 568 |
Release | 2015-05-07 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1442247029 |
As early as 1909, African Americans were utilizing the new medium of cinema to catalogue the world around them, using the film camera as a device to capture their lives and their history. The daunting subject of race and ethnicity permeated life in America at the turn of the twentieth century and due to the effect of certain early films, specific television images, and an often-biased news media, it still plagues us today. As new technologies bring the power of the moving image to the masses, African Americans will shoot and edit on laptop computers and share their stories with a global audience via the World Wide Web. These independently produced visions will add to the diverse cache of African American images being displayed on an ever-expanding silver screen. This wide range of stories, topics, views, and genres will finally give the world a glimpse of African American life that has long been ignored and has yet to be seen. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1400 cross-referenced entries on actors, actresses, movies, producers, organizations, awards, and terminology, this book provides a better understanding of the role African Americans played in film history. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about African American cinema.
African Filmmaking
Title | African Filmmaking PDF eBook |
Author | Roy Armes |
Publisher | Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | 244 |
Release | 2006-08-07 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780253218988 |
Armes offers a wealth of information and a unique perspective on the history and future of African filmmaking.
Dictionary of North African Film Makers
Title | Dictionary of North African Film Makers PDF eBook |
Author | Roy Armes |
Publisher | ATM |
Total Pages | 340 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN |
Arab Filmmakers of the Middle East
Title | Arab Filmmakers of the Middle East PDF eBook |
Author | Roy Armes |
Publisher | Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | 216 |
Release | 2010-08-23 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 0253004594 |
In this landmark dictionary, Roy Armes details the scope and diversity of filmmaking across the Arab Middle East. Listing more than 550 feature films by more than 250 filmmakers, and short and documentary films by another 900 filmmakers, this volume covers the film production in Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, and the Gulf States. An introduction by Armes locates film and filmmaking traditions in the region from early efforts in the silent era to state-funded productions by isolated filmmakers and politically engaged documentarians. Part 1 lists biographical information about the filmmakers and their feature films. Part 2 details key feature films from the countries represented. Part 3 indexes feature-film titles in English and French with details about the director, date, and country of origin.
Postcolonial Images
Title | Postcolonial Images PDF eBook |
Author | Roy Armes |
Publisher | Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | 314 |
Release | 2005-02-23 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 9780253217448 |
A comprehensive introduction to North African film.
A Dictionary of Film Studies
Title | A Dictionary of Film Studies PDF eBook |
Author | Annette Kuhn |
Publisher | OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | 530 |
Release | 2012-06-21 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 0191034657 |
Written by experts in the field, this dictionary covers all aspects of film studies, including terms, concepts, debates, and movements in film theory and criticism, national, international and transnational cinemas, film history, film movements and genres, film industry organizations and practices, and key technical terms and concepts in 500 detailed entries. Most entries also feature recommendations for further reading and a large number also have web links. The web links are listed and regularly updated on a companion website that complements the printed book. The dictionary is international in its approach, covering national cinemas, genres, and film movements from around the world such as the Nouvelle Vague, Latin American cinema, the Latsploitation film, Bollywood, Yiddish cinema, the spaghetti western, and World cinema. The most up-to-date dictionary of its kind available, this is a must-have for all students of film studies and ancillary subjects, as well as an informative read for cinephiles and for anyone with an interest in films and film criticism.