The anime machine : a media theory of animation /

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 animation demands sustained engagement, and in The Anime Machine...

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Main Author: LaMarre, Thomas, 1959-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2009
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Summary: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 animation demands 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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxxvii, 385 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780816670604
0816670609
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