Motion Pictures and the Image of the City: A Documentary Interpretation

by Xiaofei Hao

If you've ever had a special attachment to a film, and also an attachment to the city it was shot in, Xiaofei Haos book will give you a fresh eye on how the city is expressed in the film by the filmmaker. From the perspective of social science, each face of the city in a film comes from a choice - shown only on the basis of the filmmakers' selection criteria. In this process, the film becomes the cognitive map of that city. The interweaving of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3658143398
• ISBN13: 9783658143398
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Springer vs
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.8" x 8.3"