Albarano Vincent A.
Albarano Vincent A. - Aesthetic Deviations A Critical View Of American Shot - On - Video Horror 1984 - 1994 - Paperback
Albarano Vincent A. - Aesthetic Deviations A Critical View Of American Shot - On - Video Horror 1984 - 1994 - Paperback
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Description: Long considered the dead - end of genre cinema Shot - On - Video (SOV) horror finally gets its due as a serious filmmaking practice. Using classic fanzines promotional materials and especially the theories of several important film scholars Vincent Albarano brings SOV horror into critical focus for the first time in print. Prior to this moment Video Violence Twisted Issues Alien Beasts and more have never been mentioned in the same breath as Andre Bazin and Siegfried Kracauer despite their common ground. Aesthetic Deviations delves deep into several of the most famous SOV horror titles to give credit for their unique and singular contributions to independent genre cinema. Informed equally by a fan's passion and the studied approaches of scholarly analysis Albarano offers the first - ever detailed examination of the SOV horror cycle proving that this strain of amateur filmmaking is deserving of proper appraisal. Sure to enlighten and provoke thought among fans and converts to the unique charms of SOV cinema as well as inspire newcomers Albarano's book proves an invaluable resource for a neglected area of cinematic inquiry.
Title: Aesthetic Deviations A Critical View Of American Shot - On - Video Horror 1984 - 1994
Author(s): Albarano Vincent A.
Publisher: Headpress
Barcode: 9781915316233
Pages: 196 Pages, 52 Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 8/3/2023
Category: Films, Cinema
Description: Long considered the dead - end of genre cinema Shot - On - Video (SOV) horror finally gets its due as a serious filmmaking practice. Using classic fanzines promotional materials and especially the theories of several important film scholars Vincent Albarano brings SOV horror into critical focus for the first time in print. Prior to this moment Video Violence Twisted Issues Alien Beasts and more have never been mentioned in the same breath as Andre Bazin and Siegfried Kracauer despite their common ground. Aesthetic Deviations delves deep into several of the most famous SOV horror titles to give credit for their unique and singular contributions to independent genre cinema. Informed equally by a fan's passion and the studied approaches of scholarly analysis Albarano offers the first - ever detailed examination of the SOV horror cycle proving that this strain of amateur filmmaking is deserving of proper appraisal. Sure to enlighten and provoke thought among fans and converts to the unique charms of SOV cinema as well as inspire newcomers Albarano's book proves an invaluable resource for a neglected area of cinematic inquiry.
Title: Aesthetic Deviations A Critical View Of American Shot - On - Video Horror 1984 - 1994
Author(s): Albarano Vincent A.
Publisher: Headpress
Barcode: 9781915316233
Pages: 196 Pages, 52 Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 8/3/2023
Category: Films, Cinema
