New Media Technology and Motion Pictures

This edited collection explores technology innovation in the motion picture industry. Contributing authors examine film production, distribution, exhibition, and the audience viewing experience. Topics covered include DIY production, representation in Hollywood, mobile verticals screens, the cinematic experience, and social justice filmmaking.

The motion picture industry is dependent on technology. It is therefore important for scholars and students of film, media, and communication to understand how film audiences and practitioners engage with technology. A critical aspect of scholarly work is to document and interpret these technologies as they emerge, and to provide a detailed understanding of how their use is changing due to social, political, environmental, and cultural factors. The scholars and practitioners that contribute to this volume adopt a diverse range of theoretical and methodological perspectives in order to bridge the philosophical and epistemological differences that often create silos of media studies research. Authors explore topics such as; DIY production, equity and representation in Hollywood, the rise of mobile vertical screens, advancements in the cinematic experience, the relationships between traditional and new media, and social justice filmmaking. The impact of online social movements on the motion picture industry, and the dynamic interaction between makers and audiences, emerge as key areas of inquiry.

Autorentext

Daniel S. Hunt, Ph.D., is Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Communication at Worcester State University. His research is published in scholarly journals, such as the Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, Information, Communication, & Society, and Mass Communication and Society.

Inhalt

Figures - Tables - Acknowledgments - Daniel S. Hunt: Introduction - Daniel S. Hunt: Disruptive Technologies and Power Shifts: Filmmaking, Distribution, and Exhibition - Julie Frechette: Times Up for Equity in Hollywood: Assessing the Politics of Inclusion in the Film Industry - Monika Raesch: Framing a Mountain Run, One Subscriber at a Time: Vlogging the Ultra-Trail Sport - David Sedman: Film Exhibition: Technical Innovations and the Cinematic Experience - Daniel S. Hunt: "Failure to Communicate?" The Sociocultural Effects of Movie Quotes in the Digital Era - Ruomo Miao/Qingxuan Wang: Mobile Vertical Screens: A Catalyst for the Revolutionary Change in Script Writing - Raymond Blanton: American Moment: Podcasting in B.J. Novak's Vengeance - Brittany E. Severance/Daniel S. Hunt: Social Justice Filmmaking from a DIY Perspective - Notes on Contributors - Index.