{"product_id":"9781441191496","title":"Amateur Filmmaking : The Home Movie, the Archive, the Web","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAmateur Filmmaking\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the advent of digital filmmaking and critical recognition of the relevance of self expression, first-person narratives, and personal practices of memorialization, interest in the amateur moving image has never been stronger. Bringing together key scholars in the field, and revealing the rich variety of amateur filmmaking—from home movies of Imperial India and film diaries of life in contemporary China, to the work of leading auteurs such as Joseph Morder and Péter Forgács—\u003ci\u003eAmateur Filmmaking\u003c\/i\u003e highlights the importance of amateur cinema as a core object of critical interest across an array of disciplines. With contributions on the role of the archive, on YouTube, and on the impact of new technologies on amateur filmmaking, these essays offer the first comprehensive examination of this growing field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eAmateur Filmmaking\u003c\/i\u003e is certainly a widely varied and eclectic collection of articles, but also delightful in its discovery of a territory largely ignored by scholars until very recently.” -Enrique Fibla Gutiérrez, \u003ci\u003eSynoptique\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781441191496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40595251921102,"sku":"9781441191496","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_32427aed-ce18-4721-ba2a-83773735431c.jpg?v=1637826287","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781441191496","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}