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Film and Risk (Paperback, New)
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Film and Risk (Paperback, New)
Series: Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media Series
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The phenomenon of risk has been seriously neglected in connection
with the study of film, yet many of those who write about film seem
to have intuitions about how various forms of risk-taking shape
aspects of the filmmaking or film-viewing process. Film and Risk
fills this gap as editor Mette Hjort and interdisciplinary
contributors discuss film's relation to all types of risk. Bringing
together scholars from philosophy, anthropology, film studies,
economics, and cultural studies, as well as experts from the fields
of law, filmmaking, and photojournalism, this volume discusses risk
from multiple intriguing angles. In thirteen chapters, contributors
consider concrete risks (e.g., stunts or financial decisions);
theoretical aesthetic and artistic risks (e.g., filmmakers who
incorporate excessive hazards into their films); and the real-world
jeopardy spectators might put themselves in when viewing films. The
first three chapters tackle the conceptual terrain that is relevant
to understanding risk in film. The next three chapters focus on
risk as it pertains to the practice of filmmaking. Subsequent
chapters deal with economic risk and the role that risk has in the
development of film's institutional landscape. The scholarship in
this collection is impressive, boasting some of the top writers in
their respective fields. Through the contributors' clear and
thorough discussions, this cohesive but diverse collection shows
that risk arises in many different areas that tend to be thought of
as central to film studies. Scholars of film studies will
appreciate this daring and inventive collection, and readers with a
general interest in film studies will enjoy its accessible style.
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