Filmish :

By: Ross, Edward (Comic book artist) [author,, artist.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : SelfMadeHero, 2015Description: 199 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 25 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781910593035; 1910593036Subject(s): Motion pictures -- History -- Comic books, strips, etc | Motion picturesGenre/Form: Nonfiction comics | Comic books, strips, etc. | History. | Nonfiction comics.DDC classification: 791.4309 LOC classification: PN1993.5.A1 | R68 2015Online resources: Contributor biographical information | Publisher description
Contents:
The eye -- The body -- Sets and architecture -- Time -- Voice and language -- Power and ideology -- Technology and technophobia.
Summary: "In Filmish, cartoonist Edward Ross takes us on an exhilarating ride through the history of cinema, using comics to uncover the magic and mechanics behind our favorite movies. Exploring everything from censorship to set design, Ross spotlights the films and film-makers that embody this provocative and inventive medium, from the pioneers of early cinema to the innovators shaping the movies of today, from A Trip to the Moon to Inception and beyond"--Page 4 of cover.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title.
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Books Books Main Library
GN .R823 2015 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) Available 15797
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-199) and filmography (pages 194-195).

The eye -- The body -- Sets and architecture -- Time -- Voice and language -- Power and ideology -- Technology and technophobia.

"In Filmish, cartoonist Edward Ross takes us on an exhilarating ride through the history of cinema, using comics to uncover the magic and mechanics behind our favorite movies. Exploring everything from censorship to set design, Ross spotlights the films and film-makers that embody this provocative and inventive medium, from the pioneers of early cinema to the innovators shaping the movies of today, from A Trip to the Moon to Inception and beyond"--Page 4 of cover.