Despite the longevity of animation and its significance within the history of cinema; film theorists have focused on live-action motion pictures and largely ignored hand-drawn and computer-generated movies. Thomas Lamarre contends that the history; techniques; and complex visual language of animation; particularly Japanese animation; demands serious and sustained engagement; and in The Anime Machine he lays the foundation for a new critical theory for reading Japanese animation; showing how anime fundamentally differs from other visual media.The Anime Machine defines the visual characteristics of anime and the meanings generated by those specifically ldquo;animeticrdquo; effectsmdash;the multiplanar image; the distributive field of vision; exploded projection; modulation; and other techniques of character animationmdash;through close analysis of major films and television series; studios; animators; and directors; as well as Japanese theories of animation. Lamarre first addresses the technology of anime: the cells on which the images are drawn; the animation stand at which the animator works; the layers of drawings in a frame; the techniques of drawing and blurring lines; how characters are made to move. He then examines foundational works of anime; including the films and television series of Miyazaki Hayao and Anno Hideaki; the multimedia art of Murakami Takashi; and CLAMPrsquo;s manga and anime adaptations; to illuminate the profound connections between animators; characters; spectators; and technology.Working at the intersection of the philosophy of technology and the history of thought; Lamarre explores how anime and its related media entail material orientations and demonstrates concretely how the ldquo;animetic machinerdquo; encourages a specific approach to thinking about technology and opens new ways for understanding our place in the technologized world around us.
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Review
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Good overview of a not yet investigated areaBy Geoffrey GarrisonWell-organized and thoroughly researched; Aesthetic Journalism is a good book for anyone who has ever wondered about the proliferation in contemporary art exhibitions of works resembling news reports; documentary cinema; or informative publications.Alfredo Cramerotti takes on this group of seemingly unrelated works; focusing on a number of themes pertinent to contemporary culture and society. This book investigates the bleeding over into one another of the fields of art and journalism; who share superficial similarities but differ radically on such notions as "reality;" "fact;" and "objectivity" as well as on professional aims and ethical standards. Definitely worth a read for anyone interested in recent contemporary art practices and discourse.
