An accessible guide to the wealth of media-making tools and processes in our contemporary world.
Today's world offers no shortage of media for us to consume, and the ever-expanding array of available media has changed the way scholars think about its production and reception. Missing from these conversations about new media, however, is the maker—the one with the power to produce media from their own pocket.
In Material Media-Making in the Digital Age, Daniel Binns looks at the current media landscape in order to understand his own media practice. The result is a personal journey through media theory, history, and technology, furnished with practical lessons on the digital form for teachers, students, professionals, and enthusiasts. A refreshing combination of theory and practice written in a personal, engaging style, this book will enable readers to understand how a personal creative practice might unlock deeper thinking about media and its place in the world.
By:
Daniel Binns (RMIT University Australia)
Imprint: Intellect Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 244mm,
Width: 170mm,
Spine: 10mm
Weight: 357g
ISBN: 9781835950098
ISBN 10: 1835950094
Pages: 194
Publication Date: 19 July 2024
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
List of Figures Foreword: Cherish the Thought – Adrian Martin Acknowledgements Introduction: Maker, material Hollis, my smartphone, and me: Practical lessons from historic avant-garde cinema Time Part I: From clip to continuity Time Part II: From continuity to fluidity Sound: From added-value to cohesion Fragments: The remnants of media practice Messy cinema: Casey Neistat and the affordances of the vlog The GIF: Silent but digital A purely digital form?: Streams and atmospheres Dronopoetics: Telepresence and aerial cinematography Coda: Lessons from the cutting-room floor
Daniel Binns is a screenwriter, producer, and researcher with an interest in media texts, tools and technologies. He is a lecturer at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia.
Reviews for Material Media-Making in the Digital Age
"""This text offers a winsome approach to fusing theory and practice, including exercises to trigger readers' creativity. . . . Highly recommended.""-- ""Choice"""
