Performance Projections explores the dynamic relationship between film and performance; from the origins of film in Europe and the U.S. to examples in the world of contemporary digital media. Although these two forms ndash; performance and film ndash; have been vitally connected for more than a century; this is the first book to look with originality and depth at their intersection; particularly in relation to issues and theories of space.The rendering of performance into film has been a seminal preoccupation for both performers and film-makers. Film always does far more than document performance; it actively recreates time and space; and overhauls its rapport with the spectatorrsquo;s eye and body. Deploying a wide range of examples; many centred on filmic depictions of Berlin but also notably from Japanese and Chinese performance art and street cultures; this book argues that the act of filming has held the enduring power to draw distinctively performative dimensions out of unruly human gatherings; such as riots and political protests; accentuating the outlandish and aberrant aspects of performance.Performance Projections spans the special focus on performance of formative moving-image cultures to such contemporary film-making as the often-lethal camera-phone recording of snipers in Syrian cities. It proposes that the future conception of filmed performance now needs to be radically expanded in response to the transformations and flux of contemporary digital cultures.
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56 of 58 people found the following review helpful. A Hollywood Legend!By Delilah M.I waited for a long time to read this book about Clifton Webb and it far exceeded my expectations. Its partially written by Webb himself. He started his autobiography some years before his death but got "bogged down" in the writing process. The first 6 chapters are written by him and you actually hear Clifton himself narrating. David L. Smith took up where he left off thanks to many notes and photos left by Webb when he abandoned the writing project. The book gives great insight into Webbs wonderful career and private life. Its Witty; charming and there are even a few surpises inside! All in all a wonderful book about a truly interesting Hollywood legend. I couldnt put it down. A must read for a true Clifton Webb fan!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Wonderful Information On Clifton Webb based on His Unfinished AutobiographyBy JoIf you like Clifton Webb this is a must read. It was wonderful to learn that Webb had a gift for friendship and was very well liked throughout his life. The good relationships he had with the kid actors he worked with were genuine and warm. Webb was liked by kids; dogs; the top celebrities of his day; directors; theater personalities; etc. If you like Webbs films you know that he became a star when in his 50s. Here you can read about Webbs pre-Laura career. He was on stage since he was a boy with great success. He was also a painter of talent and a composer. He introduced classic songs such as Easter Parade and was compared to Fred Astaire in his dancing talent which unfortunately; was only captured on film in snippets. Also described is Webbs intense closeness to his mother who was Webbs inseparable companion until her death at age 91. I discovered Clifton Webbs artistry as a child after seeing Cheaper By the Dozen on TV at about age 8. I still love his work and he is in my top 10 favorite actors of all time. If you do not know of his acting; you must make it your mission to discover his films.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. The One Only Webb Finally Gets His DueBy Victor ThomasIts quite amazing that Webb; a 3-time Oscar nominee; a major Broadway star; and one of Foxs biggest box office personalities in the late Forties and early Fifties has never had a book written about him. Hes so unique a personality that it can be said that there was no one like him before or since.The upside is that the author dug up chapters of a never-released incomplete Webb autobiography; that allows Webb his unique voice. Then the author continues the story; filling in details of Webbs life and films.The downside is that Webb was so private a man that the author cant really put life into his subject. Webb is fascinating for many reasons; not the least of which that he did not compromise himself to bend to Hollywoods notions of masculinity and prospered as a result. But the complete lack of anything to do with his personal life leaves a giant gap. Webb took his secrets with him; and he lives only in anecdotes of others who fell into his orbit. He remains larger than life; until the accounting of his last years; where he seemed to lose interest in life after his mothers death and became profoundly human and sad.This is the only Webb book out there; and the author did his research as best he could. He does film scholarship a service by addressing Webbs story; patchy as it is.
