China On Video is the first in-depth study that examines smaller-screen realities and the important role they play not only in the fast-changing Chinese mediascape; but also more broadly in the practice of experimental and non-mainstream cinema. At the crossroads of several disciplinesmdash;film; media; new media; media anthropology; visual arts; contemporary China area studies; and cultural studies--this book reveals the existence of a creative; humorous; but also socially and politically critical "China on video"; which locates itself outside of the intellectual discourse surrounding both auteur cinema and digital art. By describing smaller-screen movies; moviemaking and viewing as light realities; Voci points to their "insignificant" weight in terms of production costs; distribution size; profit gains; intellectual or artistic ambitions; but also their deep meaning in defining an alternative way of seeing and understanding the world. The author proposes that lightness is a concept that can usefully be deployed to describe the moving image; beyond the specificity of recent new media developments and which can; in fact; help us rethink previous cinematic practices in broad terms both spatially and temporally.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good quality at a good priceBy MariclaireExactly what I needed. Good quality at a good price.6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Somewhat Informative. Repatative. Poorly Drawn SubjectsBy AaronPerspectiveWhile the concept for this book is all good and swell. the execution of it is quite lacking.This book is basically 200 pages of professional interviews. All the interviewers are asked the same exact questions. Almost all of the interviewees give the same exact answers to those questions. Many of the interviewees also try to market the firm they work for. The professionals interviewed are from various disciplines within the whole of landscape architecture. showcasing some of the broader fields a landscape architect can practice in. That part was somewhat piratical I suppose. There are a few pages (3 or 4) dedicated to building your resume. finding a program of study. interviewing for a job. etc. And some information about specific landscape architecture projects. But overall. its largely full of bland interview answers. with people talking about why they chose landscape architecture. Theres not a whole lot of meat to sink your teeth in. So my experience reading it. was sort of like reading the same page over again. 200 times.I bought this book because I plan do a Masters of Landscape Architecture. and was hoping for a really informative. in-depth. modern take on the subject. My background is in urban planning. so I already have a general understanding/idea of the landscape subject.So that being said. I suppose you may find this book useful/informative coming from a completely non-related field. or having no knowledge of the subject whatsoever.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. A Tangible Review of Landscape ArchitectureBy MaraLee OlsonDelving headfirst into the question that has stymied landscape architects themselves for years -- "What is landscape architecture?". Kelleann Foster takes a brilliant approach towards answering this question. By posing a series of questions to a range of professional landscape architects in academics. non-profit organizations. government and private practice. in tandem with illustrated and detailed examples of national and international projects. Foster allows the voices and experiences of landscape architects themselves to provide definition of the field. Her simple inclusion of a photo of each landscape architect highlighted puts faces to the names. and the organization of the book makes it easy to read bit-by-bit. or all in one sitting -- readers can quickly scan the TOC or index to select landscape architects. topics or projects of interest. I highly recommend this book to schools. public libraries and universities. as well as aspiring and practicing landscape architects themselves. The clearer landscape architects become about who we are and what we can do. the more effective we will be at availing our services to those who want and need them. This book is a huge forward step in that direction.
