{"title":"Mark Cousins","description":"\u003cp\u003eMark Cousins invites readers on a thoughtful journey through film and visual culture, blending insightful analysis with a profound love of storytelling. His works explore cinema’s history and its broader impact on how we see and interpret the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a distinctive voice that bridges documentary and essay, Cousins’ books delve into the art of looking itself, encouraging a deeper appreciation of both the familiar and the overlooked in arts and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-story-of-film-by-mark-cousins-9781911641827","title":"The Story of Film","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn updated edition – with completely new chapters – of the most accessible and compelling history of the cinema yet published, and complements Mark Cousins' fascinating 15-hour film documentary \u003cem\u003eThe Story of Film: An Odyssey\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFilmmaker and author Mark Cousins shows how filmmakers are influenced both by the historical events of their times, and by each other. He demonstrates, for example, how Douglas Sirk’s Hollywood melodramas of the 1950s influenced Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s despairing visions of 1970s Germany; and how George Lucas’ \u003cem\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/em\u003e epics grew out of Akira Kurosawa’s \u003cem\u003eThe Hidden Fortress\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Story of Film\u003c\/em\u003e is divided into three main epochs: \u003cstrong\u003eSilent (1885–1928)\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eSound (1928–1990)\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eDigital (1990–Present)\u003c\/strong\u003e. Films are discussed within chapters reflecting both the stylistic concerns of the film-makers and the political and social themes of the time. This edition includes new text that encompasses the further-reaching scope of world cinema today, and the huge leaps in technology that have changed cinema screens forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFilm is an international medium, so as well as covering the great American films and film-makers, \u003cem\u003eThe Story of Film\u003c\/em\u003e explores cinema in Europe, Africa, Asia, Australasia and South America, and shows how cinematic ideas and techniques cross national boundaries. Avoiding jargon and obscure critical theory, the author constantly places himself in the role of the moviegoer watching a film, and asks: ‘How does a scene or a story affect us, and why?’ In so doing he gets to the heart of cinematic technique, explaining how film-makers use lighting, framing, focal length and editing to create their effects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eClearly written, and illustrated with over 400 stills, including numerous sequences explaining how scenes work, \u003cem\u003eThe Story of Film\u003c\/em\u003e is essential reading for both film students and moviegoers alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Arotahi Agency","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46517669036268,"sku":"9781911641827","price":59.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/17172553482868.jpg?v=1748944342"},{"product_id":"the-story-of-looking-by-mark-cousins-9781782119135","title":"The Story of Looking","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Looking\u003c\/i\u003e, Mark Cousins takes us on a lightning-bright tour - in words and images - through how our looking selves develop over the course of a lifetime, and the ways that looking has changed over the centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom great works of art to holiday photos, from cityscapes to cinema, through science and history, protest and propaganda, and the refusal to look, this book illuminates how we construct as well as receive the things we see.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471830499564,"sku":"9781782119135","price":55.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/14e9f7c7f237f2b8b5ec90c2a4081f08.jpg?v=1775694061"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/mark-cousins.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}