The anime machine : a media theory of animation / Thomas Lamarre.
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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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University of Minnesota Press,
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxxvii, 385 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780816670604 0816670609 |