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The architecture of cinematic spaces : by interiors / Mehruss Jon Ahi and Armen Karaoghlanian.

By: Ahi, Mehruss Jon [author.]Contributor(s): Karaoghlanian, Armen [author.]Publisher: Bristol : Intellect, 2020Description: 88 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume001: BDZ0040598446ISBN: 9781789382051 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Architecture in motion pictures | Motion pictures and architecture | Motion pictures -- Production and direction | Motion pictures -- Setting and scenery | Performing Arts

Contents:

01: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) -- -- 02: Rope (1948) -- -- 03: Le mpris (1963) -- -- 04: Playtime (1967) -- -- 05: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) -- -- 06: Home Alone (1990) -- -- 07: Panic Room (2002) -- -- 08: A Single Man (2009) -- -- 09: Her (2013) -- -- 10: Columbus (2017)

Summary: A highly visual, graphic analysis of film in terms of architecture, cinematic spaces and production design. Architectural floor plan drawings are presented alongside short, critical discussions of key twentieth and twenty-first-century films which help the reader to evaluate architectural spaces in film and think about the stories they tell. The Architecture of Cinematic Spaces by Interiorsis a graphic exploration of architectural spaces in cinema that provides a new perspective on the relationship between architecture and film. Combining critical essays with original architectural floor plan drawings, the book discusses production design in key films from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, including The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Rope, Le mpris, Playtime, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Home Alone, Panic Room, A Single Man, Her and Columbus. Each chapter is accompanied by an original floor plan of a key scene, bridging the gap between film criticism and architectural practice. The book, written by the editors of the critically acclaimed online journal Interiors, will appeal to both film and architecture communities, and everyone in between. A must-read for fans and scholars alike, this volume prompts us to reconsider the spaces our favourite characters occupy and to listen to the stories those spaces can tell.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	MAIN LIBRARY Book	PRINT	791.436572 AHI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Checked out	02/04/2024	114207

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The Architecture of Cinematic Spaces by Interiors is an academic, graphic exploration of architectural spaces in cinema that provides a new perspective on the relationship between architecture and film. Combining critical essays with original architectural floor plan drawings, coauthors Arman Karaoghlanian and Mehruss Jon Ahi discuss production design in key films from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, including The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari , Rope , Le mépris , Playtime , 2001: A Space Odyssey , Home Alone , Panic Room , A Single Man , Her , and Columbus . Each chapter is accompanied by an original floor plan of a key scene, bridging the gap between film criticism and architectural practice. Written by the editors of the critically acclaimed online journal Interiors , the book will appeal to film and architecture communities and everyone in between. A must-read for fans and scholars alike, The Architecture of Cinematic Spaces by Interiors prompts us to reconsider the spaces our favorite characters occupy and to listen to the stories those spaces can tell.

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A highly visual, graphic analysis of film in terms of architecture, cinematic spaces and production design. Architectural floor plan drawings are presented alongside short, critical discussions of key twentieth and twenty-first-century films which help the reader to evaluate architectural spaces in film and think about the stories they tell. The Architecture of Cinematic Spaces by Interiorsis a graphic exploration of architectural spaces in cinema that provides a new perspective on the relationship between architecture and film. Combining critical essays with original architectural floor plan drawings, the book discusses production design in key films from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, including The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Rope, Le mpris, Playtime, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Home Alone, Panic Room, A Single Man, Her and Columbus. Each chapter is accompanied by an original floor plan of a key scene, bridging the gap between film criticism and architectural practice. The book, written by the editors of the critically acclaimed online journal Interiors, will appeal to both film and architecture communities, and everyone in between. A must-read for fans and scholars alike, this volume prompts us to reconsider the spaces our favourite characters occupy and to listen to the stories those spaces can tell.

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