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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814232903321

Titolo

Urban cinematics : understanding urban phenomena through the moving image / / edited by François Penz and Andong Lu

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol, : Intellect, 2011

ISBN

1-283-26507-9

9786613265074

1-84150-579-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (330 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PenzFrançois

LuAndong

Disciplina

302.23

Soggetti

Culture in motion pictures

Motion pictures - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. City symphonies : montaged urban cinematic landscapes -- pt. 2. Cinematic urban archaeology -- pt. 3. Geographies of the urban cinematic landscape -- pt. 4. The cinematic in the urban -- pt. 5. Cinematic urban design practice.

Sommario/riassunto

Urban Cinematics surveys the mechanisms by which cinema contributes to our understanding of cities to address two key issues: How do filmmakers make use of urban spaces, and how do urban spaces make use of cinema? Merging the disciplines of architecture, landscape design, and urban planning with film studies, this book explores the potential of cinema as a tool to investigate the communal narratives of cities. A series of dialogues with filmmakers rounds out this insightful and methodologically innovative volume.