Tryon, Chuck, 1970-

Reinventing cinema : movies in the age of media convergence / Chuck Tryon. - New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2009. - viii, 215 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- The rise of the movie geek: DVD culture, cinematic knowledge, and the home viewer -- The screen is alive: digital effects and Internet culture in the 1990s cyberthriller -- Wall-to-wall color: moviegoing in the age of digital projection -- Desktop productions: digital distribution and public film cultures -- Toppling the gates: blogging as networked film criticism -- Hollywood remixed: movie trailer mashups, five-second movies, and film culture -- Conclusion.

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Motion pictures--History--United States--20th century.
Motion pictures--History--United States--21st century.
Digital media--Influence.
Motion picture industry--Technological innovations.
Digital cinematography.
Convergence (Telecommunication)

PN1993.5.U6 / T79 2009

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