Film and Television After DVD

Book Overview

Heralded as "the most significant invention for film] since the coming of sound" (The Observer 2003), by 2005 DVD players were in approximately 84 million homes in the US, making it the "fastest selling item in history of US consumer electronics market" (McDonald 2007: 135). This book examines the phenomenal growth of DVDs in relation to the cultures, economies, texts, audiences and histories of film, television and new media.

Film and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415878349
• ISBN13: 9780415878340
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"