Screening Characters: Theories of Character in Film, Television, and Interactive Media (AFI Film Readers)

By: Johannes Riis and Aaron Taylor

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Synopsis: Characters are central to our experiences of screened fictions and invite a host of questions. The contributors to Screening Characters draw on archival material, interviews, philosophical inquiry, and conceptual analysis in order to give new, thought-provoking answers to these queries. Providing multifaceted accounts of the nature of screen characters, contributions are organized around a series of important subjects, including issues of class, race, ethics, and generic types as they are encountered in moving image media. These topics, in turn, are personified by such memorable figures as Cary Grant, Jon Hamm, Audrey Hepburn, and Seul-gi Kim, in addition to avatars, online personalities, animated characters, and the ensembles of shows such as The Sopranos, Mad Men, and Breaking Bad.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 332 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780429749162
Related ISBNs:: 9780429422508, 9781138391826
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 04/13/20
Copyrighted By:: American Film Institute
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Philosophy
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Johannes Riis
Edited by:: Aaron Taylor