Viewfinder: An Introduction to Movies and Visual Media in the Digital Age

Viewfinder: An Introduction to Movies and Visual Media in the Digital Age is an introduction for those who are literate in media but not articulate in its construction and context. It's a book about unmasking, giving detail and creating context for the visual media landscape we live in.

From the exploration of Aristotle's ideas of narrative structure to the impact of non-linear editing systems, from Sergei Eisenstein and cinematic montage to 3D animation and virtual-actors, from the mise en scène to internet streaming. Viewfinder gives a detailed and accessible perspective on the media-scape we live in for both cinema-makers and cinema-lovers.

Topics explored in detail in Viewfinder include:
• Mise-en-scène and Montage cinema
• Film space and visual truth
• Cameras, computers and editing systems
• The production process
• Framing and visual language
• Motion graphics, compression and animation
• Screenplay formats and narrative structure
• Digital archives, digital history and the impact of digital technology