Author : Pracaṇḍa Pravīra
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Motion pictures
ISBN : 8124610983
Cinema Through Rasa
Pracaṇḍa Pravīra
Cinema Through Rasa
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Understanding Indian Movies
Patrick Colm Hogan
Author : Patrick Colm Hogan
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2009-06-03
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780292779556
Understanding Indian Movies by Patrick Colm Hogan Pdf
Indian movies are among the most popular in the world. However, despite increased availability and study, these films remain misunderstood and underappreciated in much of the English-speaking world, in part for cultural reasons. In this book, Patrick Colm Hogan sets out through close analysis and explication of culturally particular information about Indian history, Hindu metaphysics, Islamic spirituality, Sanskrit aesthetics, and other Indian traditions to provide necessary cultural contexts for understanding Indian films. Hogan analyzes eleven important films, using them as the focus to explore the topics of plot, theme, emotion, sound, and visual style in Indian cinema. These films draw on a wide range of South Asian cultural traditions and are representative of the greater whole of Indian cinema. By learning to interpret these examples with the tools Hogan provides, the reader will be able to take these skills and apply them to other Indian films. But this study is not simply culturalist. Hogan also takes up key principles from cognitive neuroscience to illustrate that all cultures share perceptual, cognitive, and emotional elements that, when properly interpreted, can help to bridge gaps between seemingly disparate societies. Hogan locates the specificity of Indian culture in relation to human universals, and illustrates this cultural-cognitive synthesis through his detailed interpretations of these films. This book will help both scholars and general readers to better understand and appreciate Indian cinema.
The Asian Cinema Experience
Stephen Teo
Author : Stephen Teo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780415571463
The Asian Cinema Experience by Stephen Teo Pdf
This book explores the range and dynamism of contemporary Asian cinemas, covering East Asia (China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan), Southeast Asia (Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia), South Asia (Bollywood), and West Asia (Iran), in order to discover what is common about them and to engender a theory or concept of "Asian Cinema". It goes beyond existing work which provides a field survey of Asian cinema, probing more deeply into the field of Asian Cinema, arguing that Asian Cinema constitutes a separate pedagogical subject, and putting forward an alternative cinematic paradigm. The book covers "styles", including the works of classical Asian Cinema masters, and specific genres such as horror films, and Bollywood and Anime, two very popular modes of Asian Cinema; "spaces", including artistic use of space and perspective in Chinese cinema, geographic and personal space in Iranian cinema, the private "erotic space" of films from South Korea and Thailand, and the persistence of the family unit in the urban spaces of Asian big cities in many Asian films; and "concepts" such as Pan-Asianism, Orientalism, Nationalism and Third Cinema. The rise of Asian nations on the world stage has been coupled with a growing interest, both inside and outside Asia, of Asian culture, of which film is increasingly an indispensable component - this book provides a rich, insightful overview of what exactly constitutes Asian Cinema.
Popular Hindi Cinema
Ronie Parciack
Author : Ronie Parciack
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-20
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781317333258
Popular Hindi Cinema by Ronie Parciack Pdf
The popular Hindi film industry is the largest in India and the most conspicuous film industry in the non-Western world. This book analyses the pivotal visual and narrative conventions employed in popular Hindi films through the combined prism of film studies and classical Indian philosophy and ritualism. The book shows the films outside Western paradigms, as visual manifestations and outcomes of the evolution of classical Hindu notions and esthetic forms. These include notions associated with the Advaita-Vedānta philosophical school and early Buddhist thought, concepts and dynamism stemming from Hindu ritualism, rasa esthetic theories, as well as Brahmanic notions such as dharma (religion, law, order), and mokṣa (liberation). These are all highly abstract notions which the author defines as "the unseen": a cluster of diversified concepts denoting what subsists beyond the phenomenal, what prevails beyond the empirical world of saṁsāra and stands out of this world (alaukika), while simultaneously being embodied and transformed within visual filmic imagery, codes and semiotics that are teased out and analyzed. A culturally sensitive reading of popular Hindi films, the interpretations put forward are also applicable to the Western context. They enable a fuller understanding of religious phenomena outside the primary religious field, within the vernacular arenas of popular culture and mass communication. The book is of interest to scholars in the fields of Indology, modern Indian studies, film, media and cultural studies.
Shakespeare on Screen: Romeo and Juliet
Victoria Bladen,Sarah Hatchuel,Nathalie Vienne-Guerrin
Author : Victoria Bladen,Sarah Hatchuel,Nathalie Vienne-Guerrin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781009200936
Shakespeare on Screen: Romeo and Juliet by Victoria Bladen,Sarah Hatchuel,Nathalie Vienne-Guerrin Pdf
Providing up-to-date coverage of screen versions of Romeo and Juliet, this book encompasses a broad range of media from canonical movies to web series. The chapters, written by internationally recognized scholars, revisit well-known films and TV productions, while also exploring free retellings and introducing appropriations from around the globe.
Explorations in Cinema through Classical Indian Theories
Gopalan Mullik
Author : Gopalan Mullik
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-26
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9783030456115
Explorations in Cinema through Classical Indian Theories by Gopalan Mullik Pdf
This book explores cinema and film theory through classical Indian theories. While non-Western philosophies have largely been ignored by existing paradigms, Gopalan Mullik responds through an interrogation of how audio-visual images are processed by the audiences at the basic level of their being outside of Western experience. In the process, this book moves away from the heavily Eurocentric film discourse of today while also detailing how this new platform for understanding cinema at the most basic level of its meaning can build upon existing film theories rather than act as a replacement for them.
Appreciating Melodrama
Piyush Roy
Author : Piyush Roy
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9789354354885
Appreciating Melodrama by Piyush Roy Pdf
Appreciating Melodrama: Theory and Practice in Indian Cinema and Television seeks to identify and appreciate the continual influence of the ancient Sanskrit drama treatise, the Natyashastra, and its theory of aesthetics, the rasa theory, on the unique narrative attributes of Indian cinema. This volume of work critically engages with a representative sample of landmark films from 100 years of Indian film history across genres, categories, regions and languages. This is the first time a case study-based rigorous academic review of popular Indian cinema is done using the Indian aesthetic appreciation theory of rasa (affect/emotion). It proposes a theoretical model for film appreciation, especially for content made in the melodramatic genre, and challenges existing First World/Euro-American film criticism canons and notions that privilege cinematic 'realism' over other narrative forms, which will generate passionate debates for and against its propositions in future studies and research on films. This is a valuable academic reference book for students of film and theatre, world cinema and Indian cinema studies, South Asian studies and culture, Indology and the 'Sociology of Cinema' studies. It is a must-have reference text in the curriculum of both practical-oriented acting schools, as well as courses and modules focusing on a theoretical study of cinema, such as film criticism and appreciation, and the history of movies and performance studies.
The Cinema of Satyajit Ray
Darius Cooper
Author : Darius Cooper
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2000-01-13
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0521629802
The Cinema of Satyajit Ray by Darius Cooper Pdf
Satyajit Ray is India's greatest filmmaker and his importance in the international world of cinema has long been recognised. Darius Cooper's study of Ray is the first to examine his rich and varied work from a social and historical perspective, and to situate it within Indian aesthetics. Providing analyses of selected films, including those that comprise The Apu Trilogy, Chess Players, and Jalsaghhar, among others, Cooper outlines Western influences on Ray's work, such as the plight of women functioning within a patriarchal society, Ray's political vision of the 'doubly colonised', and his attack and critique of the Bengali/Indian middle class of today. The most comprehensive treatment of Ray's work, The Cinema of Satyajit Ray makes accessible the oeuvre of one of the most prolific and creative filmmakers of the twentieth century.
From Literary Composition to Cinematic Adaptation: A Study of Cinema through Literature from Indian Perspective
Dipak Giri
Author : Dipak Giri
Publisher : AABS Publishing House, Kolkata, West Bengal, India-712121
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2022-03-12
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9789391146511
From Literary Composition to Cinematic Adaptation: A Study of Cinema through Literature from Indian Perspective by Dipak Giri Pdf
Adaptation of literary texts, be it Indian or foreign, into Indian cinema or Indian literary texts into foreign cinema, is not new for film makers, rather one can say that such adaptation is as long as film making itself. Last few decades have witnessed a spectacular rise of many such adaptations produced out of literary texts. From past to present, literary texts of many popular writers from national to global level have been adapted into Indian cinema and also Indian literary texts into foreign cinema. However, adapting a literary work into a two or three hours cinema, mostly in case of a novel is not always an easy task to a film maker as sometimes, accommodation does not come to fit in the stipulated time frame which eventually results in messing up the whole essence of the original art. Regardless of partial or whole, a cinema based on literary text has always been a great appeal to an erudite person. The present anthology is an endeavour of some select Indian cinema based on literary texts, irrespective of Indian and foreign and also some foreign cinema based on wholly Indian literary texts. Be it Indian cinema based on popular world literature or foreign cinema based on wholly Indian texts, the book is a deft study of the cinematic adaptation of literary texts from an Indian perspective.
The Figure of the Migrant in Contemporary European Cinema
Temenuga Trifonova
Author : Temenuga Trifonova
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020-07-09
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781501362507
The Figure of the Migrant in Contemporary European Cinema by Temenuga Trifonova Pdf
The Figure of the Migrant in Contemporary European Cinema explores contemporary debates around the concepts of 'Europe' and 'European identity' through an examination of recent European films dealing with various aspects of globalization (the refugee crisis, labour migration, the resurgence of nationalism and ethnic violence, neoliberalism, post-colonialism) with a particular attention to the figure of the migrant and the ways in which this figure challenges us to rethink Europe and its core Enlightenment values (citizenship, justice, ethics, liberty, tolerance, and hospitality) in a post-national context of ephemerality, volatility, and contingency that finds people desperately looking for firmer markers of identity. The book argues that a compelling case can be made for re-orienting the study of contemporary European cinema around the figure of the migrant viewed both as a symbolic figure (representing post-national citizenship, urbanization, the 'gap' between ethics and justice) and as a figure occupying an increasingly central place in European cinema in general rather than only in what is usually called 'migrant and diasporic cinema'. By drawing attention to the structural and affective affinities between the experience of migrants and non-migrants, Europeans and non-Europeans, Trifonova shows that it is becoming increasingly difficult to separate stories about migration from stories about life under neoliberalism in general
Precarious Creativity
Michael Curtin,Kevin Sanson
Author : Michael Curtin,Kevin Sanson
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-02-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520290853
Precarious Creativity by Michael Curtin,Kevin Sanson Pdf
Precarious Creativity examines the seismic changes confronting media workers in an age of globalization and corporate conglomeration. This pathbreaking anthology peeks behind the hype and supposed glamor of screen media industries to reveal the intensifying pressures and challenges workers face. The authors take on crucial issues and provide insightful case studies of workplace dynamics regarding creativity, collaboration, exploitation, and cultural difference. Furthermore, they investigate working conditions and organizing efforts on all six continents, offering comprehensive analysis of contemporary screen media labor in places such as Lagos, Prague, Hollywood, and Hyderabad, across a range of job categories that includes visual effects, production services, and adult entertainment. With contributions from John Caldwell, Vicki Mayer, Herman Gray, Tejaswini Ganti, and others, this collection offers timely critiques of media globalization and broader debates about labor, creativity, and precarity. “Every case study is an eye-opener, and no other book comes close in assessing the plight of creative workers in the era of global conglomerate Hollywood.” -THOMAS SCHATZ, University of Texas at Austin “A corrective to previous, U.S.-centric attempts to understand the global media economy by offering a bracing look at the dark underbelly of life for most media workers today.” -DENISE MANN, University of California, Los Angeles “A balanced and comprehensive portrayal of the reshaping of the contours of work and industry organization under the twin circumstances of digital disruption and a globalizing media system.” -TOM O'REGAN, The University of Queensland MICHAEL CURTIN is a professor of Film and Media Studies at University of California, Santa Barbara. KEVIN SANSON is a Lecturer in Entertainment Industries at Queensland University of Technology in Australia.
World Cinema through Global Genres
William V. Costanzo
Author : William V. Costanzo
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-01-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781118712924
World Cinema through Global Genres by William V. Costanzo Pdf
World Cinema through Global Genres introduces the complex forces of global filmmaking using the popular concept of film genre. The cluster-based organization allows students to acquire a clear understanding of core issues that apply to all films around the world. Innovative pedagogical approach that uses genres to teach the more unfamiliar subject of world cinema A cluster-based organization provides a solid framework for students to acquire a sharper understanding of core issues that apply to all films around the world A “deep focus” section in each chapter gives students information and insights about important regions of filmmaking (India, China, Japan, and Latin America) that tend to be underrepresented in world cinema classes Case studies allow students to focus on important and accessible individual films that exemplify significant traditions and trends A strong foundation chapter reviews key concepts and vocabulary for understanding film as an art form, a technology, a business, an index of culture, a social barometer, and a political force. The engaging style and organization of the book make it a compelling text for both world cinema and film genre courses
Philosophical Issues in Indian Cinema
MK Raghavendra
Author : MK Raghavendra
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-13
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781000296341
Philosophical Issues in Indian Cinema by MK Raghavendra Pdf
This book interrogates the vocabulary used in theorizing about Indian cinema to reach into the deeper cultural meanings of philosophies and traditions from which it derives its influences. It re-examines terms and concepts used in film criticism and contextualizes them within the aesthetics, poetics and politics of Indian cinema. The book looks at terms and concepts borrowed from the scholarship on American and world cinema and explores their use and relevance in describing the characteristics and evolution of cinema in India. It highlights how realism, romance and melodrama in the context of India appear in a culturally singular way and how the aggregation of constituent elements – like songs, action, comedy – in Indian film can be traced to classical theatre and other diverse religious and philosophical influences. These influences have characterized popular film and drama in India which present all aspects of life for a diverse nation. The author explores concepts like ‘fantasy’, ‘family’ and ‘patriotism’ by using various examples from films in India and outside, as well as practices in the other arts. He identifies the fundamental logic behind the choices made by film-makers in India and discusses concepts which allow for a fresh theorizing on Indian cinema’s characteristics. This book will be of great interest to students and researchers of film studies, media studies, cultural studies, literature, cultural history and South Asian studies. It will also be useful for general readers who are interested in learning more about Indian cinema, its forms, origins and influences.
Rasa: Theatre and cinema
Anonim
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Performing arts
ISBN : UVA:X004169013
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Handbook of Research on Social and Cultural Dynamics in Indian Cinema
Biswal, Santosh Kumar,Kusuma, Krishna Sankar,Mohanty, Sulagna
Author : Biswal, Santosh Kumar,Kusuma, Krishna Sankar,Mohanty, Sulagna
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-06-26
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781799835134
Handbook of Research on Social and Cultural Dynamics in Indian Cinema by Biswal, Santosh Kumar,Kusuma, Krishna Sankar,Mohanty, Sulagna Pdf
Cinema in India is an entertainment medium that is interwoven into society and culture at large. It is clearly evident that continuous struggle and conflict at the personal as well as societal levels is depicted in cinema in India. It has become a reflection of society both in negative and positive ways. Hence, cinema has become an influential factor and one of the largest mass communication mediums in the nation. Social and Cultural Dynamics in Indian Cinema is an essential reference source that discusses cultural and societal issues including caste, gender, oppression, and social movements through cinema and particularly in specific language cinema and culture. Featuring research on topics such as Bollywood, film studies, and gender equality, this book is ideally designed for researchers, academicians, film studies students, and industry professionals seeking coverage on various aspects of regional cinema in India.