Mulvey, Laura

Death 24 X A Second

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ISBN 13:
9781861892638
author:
Mulvey, Laura
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Reaktion Books
language:
English
Publication Year:
2005
Pages:
216
Genre:
Film theory & criticism
Condition:
New
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Death 24x a Second explores how new media technologies have transformed our relationship with film. Laura Mulvey argues that these changes allow viewers to control both image and story, shifting the spectator's pleasure from a voyeuristic to a fetishistic investment in cinema. The impact of technology on film is evident in its ability to manipulate narrative and create unexpected pleasures. The individual frame, once hidden by projection, can now be revealed at will. This shift has significant implications for our understanding of film history and its historical usefulness. Mulvey's work offers a thought-provoking reevaluation of the role of new media technologies in shaping our experience of film.

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