Cinematic Cartography - Scale, Analysis, Topography

This book uniquely bridges the conceptual gap between the history of geographic, cartographic thought and film theory with the technological and cultural shifts that shaped the emergence of cameras and cinema.

List of contents

1. Cinematic Cartography. 2. The Gaze from Above and Below. 3. Scale. 4. Cartographic Scale. 5. Cinematic Scale. 6. Topographic Cinema of Hombre. 7. Chorological Cinema of San Diego. 8. Geographic Cinema of 500 Days of Summer. 9. Geospatial Cinema of Old Tucson Studios. 10. Conclusion. References.

About the author

Chris Lukinbeal is a professor at the School of Geography Development and Environment and founding director of Geographic Information Systems Technology Programs at the University of Arizona, USA.

Summary

This book uniquely bridges the conceptual gap between the history of geographic, cartographic thought and film theory with the technological and cultural shifts that shaped the emergence of cameras and cinema.

Product details

• Authors: Chris Lukinbeal, Chris (The University of Arizona Lukinbeal, Lukinbeal Chris
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.09.2024
• EAN: 9781032428796
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3242879-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Routledge Spatial Humanities Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Media Studies, History: specific events & topics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, Cultural Studies, HISTORY / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Cartography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Cartography, map-making & projections, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, History: specific events and topics, Human Geography, Cartography, map-making and projections, Film Theory & Criticism, Geographical information systems (GIS) & remote sensing, Film history, theory or criticism, Geographical information systems, geodata and remote sensing, cartographic;cinema