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Highlights
- An exploration of what experimental cinema was, is, and might become A Companion to Experimental Cinema is a collection of original essays organized around both theoretical and historical issues of concern to film scholars, programmers, filmmakers, and viewers.
- About the Author: Federico Windhausen is a film historian and curator.
- 480 Pages
- Performing Arts, Film
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About the Book
"This volume asks what experimental cinema was, is, and might become, and in doing so it addresses itself to the communities of art and cinema whose disagreements and exchanges have embedded experimental film within a rich discursive field, one that has managed to encompass both academics and practitioners. As A Companion to Experimental Cinema provides detailed accounts of macro- and micro-histories and of particular films and filmmakers, it also charts new directions in the ongoing process of understanding, characterizing, contesting, and shaping experimental cinema"--Book Synopsis
An exploration of what experimental cinema was, is, and might become
A Companion to Experimental Cinema is a collection of original essays organized around both theoretical and historical issues of concern to film scholars, programmers, filmmakers, and viewers. Newly-commissioned essays written by specialists in the field, along with dialogues conducted with a diverse range of practitioners, focus on core subjects to present an international array of overlapping and contrasting perspectives. This unique text not only provides detailed accounts of particular films and filmmakers, but also discusses new approaches of understanding, characterizing, and shaping experimental cinema.
The Companion offers readers an accessible point of entry to the material while seeking to contribute to scholarly debates. Essays explore a wide range of topics within the realm of experimental film, including the shift from traditional biography to broader contexts, the increased attention afforded to local and transnational circuits of exchange, and the deepening of theoretical considerations regarding cultural identity and cinematic aesthetics. Key themes and concepts are inter-woven throughout the text, offering fresh perspectives on experimental cinema's dialogues with other modes and practices of film and video, its interactions with the non-cinematic arts, its responses to changing technological landscapes, and more. An essential addition to the field, the Companion
- Balances introductory summaries and scholarly dialogue with existing literature
- Explores how the study of experimental cinema can benefit from scholarship in other disciplines
- Includes numerous analyses of films that are readily available to view via digital media
- Discusses both canonical and obscure or neglected works
- Examines the effects of the growing diversification of experimental film scholarship
A Companion to Experimental Cinema is a valuable resource for scholars of film studies and art history, curators and programmers, critics and bloggers, filmmakers and artists, and anyone interested in exploring experimental or avant-garde cinema.
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An exploration of what experimental cinema was, is, and might become
Comprehensive, authoritative and original, A Companion to Experimental Cinema is a critical collection of new essays of interest to scholars, filmmakers, and audiences. A host of international experts provide detailed accounts of films and filmmakers, while offering innovative approaches to understanding, characterizing, and analyzing experimental cinema.
The Companion offers readers an accessible point of entry to the avant-garde while contributing to scholarly debates. Essays explore a wide range of topics, such as the increased theoretical attention afforded to local and transnational circuits of exchange, the exploration of cultural identity, and cinematic aesthetics. Key themes and concepts are examined, such as cinema's dialogue with other modes of film, its interactions with the non-cinematic arts, its responses to changing technological landscapes, and more. An essential guide to the field, the Companion
- Balances introductory summaries and scholarly dialogue with existing literature
- Explores how the study of experimental cinema can benefit from scholarship in other disciplines
- Includes numerous analyses of films that are readily available to view
- Discusses both canonical and obscure or neglected works
- Examines the effects of the growing diversification of experimental film scholarship
With its exceptionally wide-ranging coverage, A Companion to Experimental Cinema is an indispensable resource for scholars of film studies and art history, curators, critics, filmmakers, and for anyone interested in experimental cinema.
About the Author
Federico Windhausen is a film historian and curator. His scholarly articles have been published in journals such as October, MIRAJ, Hitchcock Annual, Grey Room, and The Moving Image. He has programmed for the International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Ambulante, the London Film Festival, L'Âge d'Or Festival, and various other venues.
