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Between 1908 and 1913, D. W. Griffith played a key role in the reformulating of film's narrative techniques, thus contributing to the creation of what we now think of as the classical Hollywood cinema. This book is the only extensive treatment of a critical period in the history of film acting: the emergence of the realistic "verisimilar" style in Griffith's biograph films. Roberta Pearson shows how Griffith gradually abandoned the deliberately affected "histrionic" acting style derived from the nineteenth-century stage. No longer did actors mime distress by raising their arms to heaven or clutching their heads--a subtle facial expression, a slight change in posture would convey a character's extreme emotions instead. Pearson makes detailed comparisons of certain Biograph films and brings a freshness to her analysis by closely examining contemporary journalistic writing, acting manuals, and the recollections of actors of the time. Her work is important for anyone interested in early cinema and performance, and it will enliven the study of American cultural history and mass communications.

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The Critical Dictionary of Film and Television Theory clearly and accessibly explains the major theoretical approaches now deployed in the study of the moving image, as well as defining key theoretical terms.This dictionary provides readers with the conceptual apparatus to understand the often daunting language and terminology of screen studies. Entries include: *audience * Homi K. Bhabha * black cinema * the body * children and media * commodification * cop shows * deep focus * Umberto Eco * the gaze * Donna Haraway * bell hooks * infotainment * master narrative * medical dramas

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X Files, Friends, Jimmy Hendrix ou Les Tontons flingueurs… le culte a envahi tous les domaines, du cinéma à la musique, du livre à la télévision. Mais le culte n'est pas simplement une expression passe-partout : il nous invite aussi à analyser de nouveaux modes de rapport aux œuvres. Quelle signification accorder à ce terme issu du champ religieux et appliqué aux publics des grands médias contemporains ? Quelle représentation des publics apparaît à travers cette notion ?

Médias et culture --- Films cultes --- Fans --- Series televisees --- Media --- Aspect sociologique --- Aspect social --- Culture de masse --- Séries télévisées --- Aspect social. --- Culture de masse. --- Fans. --- Cultuur --- Cultuurstudies --- Televisieprogramma's --- Film --- Sociologie --- Cultuursociologie --- Cultuurstudie --- Televisieprogramma --- Film (cinematografie) --- Toerisme --- Erfelijkheidsleer --- Stadssamenleving --- Verpleegkunde --- Art --- Sociology --- culture de masse --- séries télévisées --- sociologie des media --- sociologie de l'art --- fans --- culture populaire --- arts du spectacles