Aesthetic Deviations: A Critical View of American Shot-On-Video Horror, 1984-1994 - Couverture souple

Albarano, Vincent A.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1915316235 ISBN 13 : 9781915316233

Editeur : Headpress, 2023

Synopsis

Long considered the dead-end of genre cinema, Shot-On-Video (SOV) horror finally gets its due as a serious filmmaking practice. Using classic fanzines, promotional materials, and especially the theories of several important film scholars, Vincent Albarano brings SOV horror into critical focus for the first time in print. Prior to this moment, Video Violence, Twisted Issues, Alien Beasts, and more have never been mentioned in the same breath as Andre Bazin and Siegfried Kracauer, despite their common ground. AESTHETIC DEVIATIONS delves deep into several of the most famous SOV horror titles to give credit for their unique and singular contributions to independent genre cinema. Informed equally by a fan's passion and the studied approaches of scholarly analysis, Albarano offers the first-ever detailed examination of the SOV horror cycle, proving that this strain of amateur filmmaking is deserving of proper appraisal. Sure to enlighten and provoke thought among fans and converts to the unique charms of SOV cinema, as well as inspire newcomers, Albarano's book proves an invaluable resource for a neglected area of cinematic inquiry.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Vincent A. Albarano is from Columbus, OH. A graduate of Denison University and The Ohio State University, he has written extensively on underground horror cinema. Vincent is the author of Pinhead Music: the Underground Sights and Sounds of Keyser, WV, and a contributor to Dangerous Encounters.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Headpress
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1915316235
• ISBN 13: 9781915316233
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 196
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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