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The DVD Revolution Movies, Culture, and Technology
Aaron Barlow
ISBN: 0-275-98387-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-98387-1
200 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 12/30/2004
List Price: $49.95 (UK Sterling Price: £34.95)
Discount Price: $24.98 Sale Price for U.S. Customers Only. Save 50%. Ends 12/31/2009.
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: The introduction of the DVD marked the beginning of one of history's most successful technological innovations, and capped a 75-year development of home-viewing possibilities. Never before have film fans had access in their living rooms to something so remarkably close to the theatrical experience. In addition, because a DVD can hold much more than a single movie, it has allowed films to be marketed with a variety of extras, sparking both a new packaging industry and greater interest on the part of home viewers. This book provides an examination of the DVD's impact, both on home viewing and on film study. From film fan culture through filmmaker commentaries, from special editions to a look at where the format will go from here, author Aaron Barlow offers the first-ever exploration of this explosive new entertainment phenomenon.

As the DVD becomes the popular vehicle of record for films, it is also becoming a unique and unprecedented way for the interested viewer to learn more about filmmaking than has ever been possible before. Because of its ability to reproduce the dimensions and quality of the celluloid image, film fans and scholars can have practically perfect reproductions of classic and contemporary films at their disposal. Not only will this book be of interest to the burgeoning population of DVD fans and collectors, but it will provide insights that should be of interest to both students of popular culture and of film.
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
    Introduction
    Home Viewing of Feature Films in America
    Cinematheque Francaise at Our House
    DVD Fan Culture
    The "Special Edition" DVD
    The DVD Audio Comentary
    The DVD, the Classroom and the Film Scholar
    The Question of Ownership
    Afterword
    Notes
    Bibliography
About the Author: AARON BARLOW teaches early American literature at Kutztown University. He has previously taught film studies at the Pratt Institute in New York City, and has written extensively on science fiction cinema.
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