Hector J. Perez 
Opera and Video [PDF ebook] 
Technology and Spectatorship

Call The Midwife is the BBC’s most popular drama ever – that is what viewing figures tell us with over ten million viewers per episode. The Christmas edition is always reviewed as a ’must see’ e …

The captivity narrative, the earliest genre of American popular literature, continues to be of cultural significance in late 20th-century Hollywood. Many popular films of the last four decades incorp …

Although ostensibly presented as “light entertainment, ” the work of writer-director-producer Joss Whedon takes much dark inspiration from the horror genre to create a unique aesthetic and perform a …

Today”s media, cinema and TV screens are host to new manifestations of myth, their modes of storytelling radically transformed from those of ancient Greece. They present us with narratives of contem …

This revised edition of Understanding the Business of Media Entertainment is an indispensable guide to the business aspects of the entertainment industry, providing the information you need to break …

The Language of the Lens explores the expressive power of the camera lens and the storytelling contributions that this critical tool can make to a film project. This book offers a unique approach to …

Suspicious of what he called the spectator”s “sticky” adherence to the screen, Roland Barthes had a cautious attitude towards cinema. Falling into a hypnotic trance, the philosopher warned, an audie …

”Norman Stanley Fletcher, you have pleaded guilty to the charges brought by this court and it is now my duty to pass sentence.” Those words, spoken by a judge to the show”s hero in the title seque …

Watching Doctor Who explores fandom”s changing attitudes towards Doctor Who. Why do fans love an episode one year but deride it a decade later? How do fans” values of Doctor Who change over time? A …

How to Write a Horror Movie is a close look at an always-popular (but often disrespected) genre. It focuses on the screenplay and acts as a guide to bringing scary ideas to cinematic life using examp …