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More than a century after its emergence, classical Hollywood cinema
remains popular today with cinephiles and scholars alike. Resetting
the Scene: Classical Hollywood Revisited, edited by Philippa Gates
and Katherine Spring, showcases cutting-edge work by renowned
researchers of Hollywood filmmaking of the studio era and proposes
new directions for classical Hollywood studies in the twenty-first
century. Resetting the Scene includes twenty-six accessible
chapters and an extensive bibliography. In Part 1, Katherine
Spring's introduction and David Bordwell's chapter reflect on the
newest methods, technological resources, and archival discoveries
that have galvanized recent research of studio filmmaking. Part 2
brings together close analyses of film style both visual and sonic
with case studies of shot composition, cinematography, and film
music. Part 3 offers new approaches to genre, specifically the film
musical, the backstudio picture, and the B-film. Part 4 focuses on
industry operations, including the origins of Hollywood,
cross-promotion, production planning, and talent management. Part 5
offers novel perspectives on the representation of race, in regard
to censorship, musicals, film noir, and science fiction. Part 6
illuminates forgotten histories of women's labor in terms of
wartime propaganda, below-the-line work, and the evolution of star
persona. Part 7 explores the demise of the studio system but also
the endurance of classical norms in auteur cinema and screenwriting
in the post-classical era. Part 8 highlights new methods for
studying Hollywood cinema, including digital resources as tools for
writing history and analyzing films, and the intersection of film
studies with emergent fields like media industry studies. Intended
for scholars and students of Hollywood film history, Resetting the
Scene intersects with numerous fields consonant with film studies,
including star studies, media industry studies, and critical race
theory.
Hollywood is facing unprecedented challenges a " and is changing
rapidly and radically as a result. In this major new study of the
contemporary film industry, leading film historian Tino Balio
explores the impact of the Internet, declining DVD sales and
changing consumer spending habits on the way Hollywood conducts its
business. Today, the major studios play an insignificant role in
the bottom lines of their conglomerate parents and have fled to
safety, relying on big-budget tentpoles, franchises and family
films to reach their target audiences. Comprehensive, compelling
and filled with engaging case studies (TimeWarner, DreamWorks SKG,
Spider Man, The Lord of the Rings, IMAX, Netflix, Miramax, Sony
Pictures Classics, Lionsgate and Sundance), Hollywood in the New
Millennium is a must-read for all students of film studies, cinema
studies, media studies, communication studies, and radio and
television.
This book presents a new, multidisciplinary perspective on and
paradigm for integrative experimental design research. It addresses
various perspectives on methods, analysis and overall research
approach, and how they can be synthesized to advance understanding
of design. It explores the foundations of experimental approaches
and their utility in this domain, and brings together analytical
approaches to promote an integrated understanding. The book also
investigates where these approaches lead to and how they link
design research more fully with other disciplines (e.g. psychology,
cognition, sociology, computer science, management). Above all, the
book emphasizes the integrative nature of design research in terms
of the methods, theories, and units of study-from the individual to
the organizational level. Although this approach offers many
advantages, it has inherently led to a situation in current
research practice where methods are diverging and integration
between individual, team and organizational understanding is
becoming increasingly tenuous, calling for a multidisciplinary and
transdiscipinary perspective. Experimental design research thus
offers a powerful tool and platform for resolving these challenges.
Providing an invaluable resource for the design research community,
this book paves the way for the next generation of researchers in
the field by bridging methods and methodology. As such, it will
especially benefit postgraduate students and researchers in design
research, as well as engineering designers.
Flower power, black power, and Woodstock animated the late '60s.
But what of the early '60s? What of the golden years animated by
America's thousand days of Camelot as John Kennedy presides over
the White House, boldly turns back the Soviets by his naval
quarantine of Cuba, and launches the Peace Corps? Idealism flowers,
sweeping up young Roman Proud whose journey to the New Frontier
goes from Columbia University to Peace Corps training at Cornell
University, then on to service in South America's Atacama Desert.
Along the way, Long Island debutante Regina, a Barnard College
pre-med, and Ellen, a Smith College scholar-athlete recruited by
the Peace Corps, shape Roman's formative years - by jilting him.
Returning to New York in the mid-'60s, Roman signs on to the War on
Poverty with a more subdued vision of life and work.
Decades later, Nadia, a once-aspiring ballerina, flees Russia to
Washington, rouses Roman, now a widower, out of his apathy until
he's on the verge of proposing - only to become jilted again. Yet,
by spring 2005, unbeknownst to each other, Regina, Ellen, and Nadia
take turns dazzling Roman with their newly rekindled passion.
Avenged and reveling in their ardor, the gleeful, wayward widower
betrays their trust. Will he care to retrieve his honor, choose to
stay true to one woman again, and give thought to what he should do
with the rest of his life?
1bis text is meant to be a view of the quantum mechanical fonnalism
as it develops with the successive introduction of different types
oftransfonnations. In particular, it is meant to help the readers
with three tasks: acquainting themselves with a general and direct
approach to the quantum mechanics of spin one-half and spin-one
particles, primarily leptons, photons and massive vector bosons,
and to some extent quarks; finding out what some of the related
areas of current research interest are; and, last and foremost,
trying to understand the subject, beginning with and stressing the
principles involved. The exposition is based on finite-dimensional
representations of the homogeneous Lorentz group, and the
subsequent introduction of gauge transformations, of the Abelian
and non Abelian varieties. Reference to classical mechanics is
avoided. Acting on the simple basis spinors and vectors, Lorentz
transfonnations generate wave and field functions. Equations are
obtained by the relativistic generalization of the addition of
angular momenta, the wave or field functions being the solutions.
For zero mass the equations may be obtained as the limits of the
equations for the massive cases or by the application of the
Euclidian group in two dimensions. The latter approach is
illuminating in that it uncovers a loss in generality resulting
from the former. Identifying momenta as eigenvalues of translations
demonstrates covariance under the inhomogeneous Lorentz or Poincare
group. Various representations of wave and field functions are
given."
Manifold optimization is an emerging field of contemporary
optimization that constructs efficient and robust algorithms by
exploiting the specific geometrical structure of the search space.
In our case the search space takes the form of a manifold. Manifold
optimization methods mainly focus on adapting existing optimization
methods from the usual "easy-to-deal-with" Euclidean search spaces
to manifolds whose local geometry can be defined e.g. by a
Riemannian structure. In this way the form of the adapted
algorithms can stay unchanged. However, to accommodate the
adaptation process, assumptions on the search space manifold often
have to be made. In addition, the computations and estimations are
confined by the local geometry. This book presents a framework for
population-based optimization on Riemannian manifolds that
overcomes both the constraints of locality and additional
assumptions. Multi-modal, black-box manifold optimization problems
on Riemannian manifolds can be tackled using zero-order stochastic
optimization methods from a geometrical perspective, utilizing both
the statistical geometry of the decision space and Riemannian
geometry of the search space. This monograph presents in a
self-contained manner both theoretical and empirical aspects of
stochastic population-based optimization on abstract Riemannian
manifolds.
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Carson (Hardcover)
Cindy Tino-Sandoval
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R781
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Scientists have long been looking for alternative methods for the
cleaning of historical and cultural museum objects as conventional
methods often fail to completely remove surface films, leaving
contamination and surface residues behind. Low-temperature plasmas
have recently been found to provide a new, efficient and durable
approach that maintains the safety of both the materials and
personnel. This book is the first to introduce the emerging use of
low-temperature plasmas in the cleaning and decontamination of
cultural heritage items. It provides a comprehensive exploration of
the new possibilities of cleaning objects with plasma, before
providing a practice guide to the individual cleaning methods and
an overview of the technologies and conditions used in the
different cleaning regimes. It is an ideal reference for
researchers in plasma physics, in addition to professionals working
in the field of historical and cultural conservation. Features:
Provides a thorough overview of the cleaning potential of emerging
plasma technologies in accessible language for professional
restorers and conservators without a scientific background Includes
the latest case studies from the field, which have not been
published elsewhere yet Authored by a team of experts in the field
About the Authors: Dr. Radko Tino is an Associate Professor at the
Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia. Dr.
Katarina Vizarova is an Associate Professor at the Slovak
University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia. Dr. Frantisek
Krcma is an Associate Professor at Brno University of Technology,
Czech Republic. Dr. Milena Rehakova is an Associate Professor at
the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia. Dr.
Viera Jancovicova is an Associate Professor at the Slovak
University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia. Dr. Zdenka
Kozakova is an Associate Professor at Brno University of
Technology, Czech Republic.
This collection of papers examines the evolving relationship
between the motion picture industry and television from the 1940s
onwards. The institutional and technological histories of the film
and TV industries are looked at, concluding that Hollywood and
television had a symbiotic relationship from the start. Aspects
covered include the movement of audiences, the rise of the
independent producer, the introduction of colour and the emergence
of network structure, cable TV and video recorders. Originally
published in 1990.
This collection of papers examines the evolving relationship
between the motion picture industry and television from the 1940s
onwards. The institutional and technological histories of the film
and TV industries are looked at, concluding that Hollywood and
television had a symbiotic relationship from the start. Aspects
covered include the movement of audiences, the rise of the
independent producer, the introduction of colour and the emergence
of network structure, cable TV and video recorders. Originally
published in 1990.
Scientists have long been looking for alternative methods for the
cleaning of historical and cultural museum objects as conventional
methods often fail to completely remove surface films, leaving
contamination and surface residues behind. Low-temperature plasmas
have recently been found to provide a new, efficient and durable
approach that maintains the safety of both the materials and
personnel. This book is the first to introduce the emerging use of
low-temperature plasmas in the cleaning and decontamination of
cultural heritage items. It provides a comprehensive exploration of
the new possibilities of cleaning objects with plasma, before
providing a practice guide to the individual cleaning methods and
an overview of the technologies and conditions used in the
different cleaning regimes. It is an ideal reference for
researchers in plasma physics, in addition to professionals working
in the field of historical and cultural conservation. Features:
Provides a thorough overview of the cleaning potential of emerging
plasma technologies in accessible language for professional
restorers and conservators without a scientific background Includes
the latest case studies from the field, which have not been
published elsewhere yet Authored by a team of experts in the field
About the Authors: Dr. Radko Tino is an Associate Professor at the
Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia. Dr.
Katarina Vizarova is an Associate Professor at the Slovak
University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia. Dr. Frantisek
Krcma is an Associate Professor at Brno University of Technology,
Czech Republic. Dr. Milena Rehakova is an Associate Professor at
the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia. Dr.
Viera Jancovicova is an Associate Professor at the Slovak
University of Technology in Bratislava, Slovakia. Dr. Zdenka
Kozakova is an Associate Professor at Brno University of
Technology, Czech Republic.
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MGM (Hardcover)
Tino Balio
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R3,894
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The winner of the 2019 Peter C. Rollins Book Award This is the
first comprehensive history of MGM from its origins in 1905 to the
present. Following a straightforward chronology corresponding to
specific periods of film industry history, each chapter describes
how successive managements adjusted their production strategies and
business practices in response to evolving industrial and market
conditions. As the production subsidiary of the Loew's Inc. theatre
chain, MGM spent lavishly on its pictures and injected them with
plenty of star power. The practice helped sustain MGM's preeminent
position during the heyday of Hollywood. But MGM was a conservative
company and watched as other studios innovated with sound and
widescreen, adjusted to television, and welcomed independent
producers. By the 1960s, the company, sans its theatre chain, was
in decline and was ripe for a takeover. A defining moment occurred
in 1969, when Kirk Kerkorian, a Las Vegas entrepreneur, made a
successful bid for the company. There followed a tumultuous
thirty-six-year period when Kerkorian bought and sold MGM three
times. Meanwhile, MGM never regained its former status and has
functioned as a second-tier company to this day. Focusing on MGM's
top talent - such as Louis B. Mayer, Irving Thalberg, David O.
Selznick, and Arthur Freed; directors King Vidor and Vincente
Minnelli; and stars of the screen Greta Garbo, Judy Garland, Clark
Gable, and Mickey Rooney - and award-winning films, this book
highlights the studio's artistic achievements and status within the
industry.
Manifold optimization is an emerging field of contemporary
optimization that constructs efficient and robust algorithms
by exploiting the specific geometrical structure of the
search space. In our case the search space takes the form of
a manifold. Manifold optimization methods mainly focus
on adapting existing optimization methods from the usual
“easy-to-deal-with” Euclidean search spaces to
manifolds whose local geometry can be defined e.g. by a
Riemannian structure. In this way the form of the adapted
algorithms can stay unchanged. However, to accommodate the
adaptation process, assumptions on the search space manifold often
have to be made. In addition, the computations and
estimations are confined by the local geometry. This book
presents a framework for population-based optimization on
Riemannian manifolds that overcomes both the constraints of
locality and additional assumptions. Multi-modal, black-box
manifold optimization problems on Riemannian manifolds can be
tackled using zero-order stochastic optimization methods from a
geometrical perspective, utilizing both the statistical
geometry of the decision space and Riemannian geometry of the
search space. This monograph presents in a self-contained manner
both theoretical and empirical aspects of stochastic
population-based optimization on abstract
Riemannian manifolds.
First emerging at the beginning of the twentieth century,
architectural reconstruction has increasingly become an instrument
to visually revive a long bygone past. This book deals with the
phenomenon of meticulous reconstruction in architecture. It argues
that the politics of reconstruction go far beyond aesthetic
considerations. Taking architecture as a major source of history
and regional identity, the impact of large-scale reconstruction is
deeply intertwined with political and social factors. Furthermore,
memories and associations correlated with lost buildings of a
bygone era are heavily influenced by their re-appearance, something
which often contradicts historical events. Reconstruction has
become an established way of building and dealing with the past,
yet so far, there is no comprehensive scientific study on it. By
bringing together eight case studies from Eastern Europe, France,
Spain, China, Japan, Israel and Brazil, it provides valuable
insights into this topic. The chapters analyse the political
background of the reconstructions and identify the protagonists. In
doing so, this volume adds to our understanding of the impact of
reconstruction to memory and oblivion, as well as the critical
power of reconstruction regarding contemporary architecture and
urbanism.
Der Sammelband gibt aus den Perspektiven unterschiedlicher
Disziplinen und Theorieansätze einerseits Einblicke in
grundsätzliche epistemologische und gesellschaftsstrukturelle
Kontexte, Bezugsprobleme und Konfliktfelder geben, die für die
Konstitution und den Wandel moderner Sexualitäten prägend waren.
Andererseits steht die spezifische Frage im Mittelpunkt, wie
sexualtechnischen Artefakte und Konsumobjekte dabei neue Praktiken
ermöglicht und angereizt haben, wie dies zur Veränderung von
Wissensordnungen, Beziehungsformen und Weltverhältnisse
beigetragen hat und in welche größeren gesellschaftlichen
Zusammenhänge und Transformationsprozesse solch Verschiebungen
eingebunden sind: Wie verändert der Gebrauch der Dinge das
Körperwissen, die Praxisformen und die Einstellungen zur
Sexualität? Mit welchen politisch-ökonomischen und
soziokulturellen Regulationsbemühungen, Dynamiken und Kämpfen
sind entsprechende materielle Kulturen des Sexuellen und ihr Wandel
verwoben? Wo gehen die Expansionen und Liberalisierungen sexueller
Möglichkeitsräume mit einer Ausweitung von Freiheitsgraden einher
und wo konstituiert dies zugleich neue gesellschaftliche Zwänge?
Non-invasive Brain Stimulation (NIBS) in Neurodevelopmental
Disorders, Volume 264 presents the latest updates on recent
techniques used to examine the potential treatment of psychiatric
and neurological disorders in adults. In this special issue, the
book's authors and contributors provide a unique focus on the
potential effects of non-invasive brain stimulation. Topics cover a
range of reviews, opinions, methodologies, original research
articles, and suggestions on how to better translate scientific
knowledge into practice. This new release will help guide basic
research and the development of therapeutic interventions for
children and adolescents who suffer from neurodevelopmental
disorders.
While the 'spatial turn' within the social sciences has already
nurtured a broad discussion of the relation between society and
space, little attention has so far been paid to the question of
what we can learn about families when exploring space in its
different facets. This book brings together international authors
from the fields of sociology, human geography, and anthropology to
support the development of space-sensitive and de-territorialised
perspectives on the family that reach beyond classical concepts
such as the 'household' or the 'nuclear family'. With close
attention to the implications of differing relations to space for
the social fabric of families, it presents studies of theoretical,
methodological, and empirical aspects of late-modern family life.
Examining the meaning of absence and presence for parenting, the
aesthetic, and sensual dimensions of everyday family life, and its
digital and media-related features aspects, Family and Space
considers the value of a range of approaches to researching the
spatial elements of family life, including ethnographic accounts,
interviews, group discussions, mobile methods, and network
analyses.
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