| Studying Blade Runner: Instructor's Edition Revised Edition Contributor(s): Redmond, Sean (Author) |
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ISBN: 1903663792 ISBN-13: 9781903663790 Publisher: Liverpool University Press OUR PRICE: $34.64 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2008 Annotation: Ridley Scott's "Blade Runner" is now widely recognised as a masterwork of science fiction cinema, and one of the most influential of any films released in the last twenty-five years. In "Studying Blade Runner," Sean Redmond uses the key concepts of Media and Film Studies& mdash;Film Language, Representation, Institutions and Audiences& mdash;to explore the many significances of the film: Its breakthrough use of special effects as a narrative tool; the film's revolutionary representation of the future city; its treatment of racial and sexual politics; iIts unique status as a text whose meaning was fundamentally altered in its re-released 'Director's Cut' form& mdash;and what this means in an institutional context. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 791.430 |
| Series: Studying Films |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 4.6" W x 6.2" (0.20 lbs) 96 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Studying Blade Runner, Sean Redmond uses the key concepts of media and film studies--film language, representation, institutions, and audiences--to explore the significance of the film. Specifically, the book looks at the film's breakthrough use of special effects as a narrative tool; its revolutionary representation of the future city; its treatment of racial and sexual politics; and its unique status as a text whose meaning was fundamentally altered in the rereleased "Director's Cut." |