The Lure of the Image shows how a close study of camera movement challenges key assumptions underlying a wide range of debates within cinema and media studies. Highlighting the shifting intersection of point of view and camera position, Daniel Morgan draws on a range of theoretical arguments and detailed analyses across cinemas to reimagine the relation between spectator and camera—and between camera and film world. With sustained accounts of how the camera moves in films by Fritz...

With Late Godard and the Possibilities of Cinema, Daniel Morgan makes a significant contribution to scholarship on Jean-Luc Godard, especially his films and videos since the late 1980s, some of the most notoriously difficult works in contemporary cinema. Through detailed analyses of extended sequences, technical innovations, and formal experiments, Morgan provides an original interpretation of a series of several internally related films—Soigne ta droite (Keep Your Right ...

Television is one of the most significant and notable inventions of the Twentieth century. Over the years, people have seen an overabundance of glitz and glamour on television. Homo sapiens used to turn on televisions in their living rooms to enjoy their TV dinners while watching the early movie, now we are pulverized by news and fluff.But what is really going on behind the camera?Stage manager Daniel Morgan gives you his insight into how the production crew works together ...

Daily Devotions from the Holy Land is a 30 day journey of comfort, hope, praise, and worship inspired by the sacred landscapes of Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and Israel. Written for real life, these devotionals meet you in busy mornings, weary evenings, and every moment in between, helping you draw near to God right where you are.Each day includes a Scripture focused devotional reading, thoughtful reflection questions, a heartfelt prayer, a praise and worship prompt, and one practical ac...

Challenging monolithic modern narratives about 'Chinese science', Daniel Patrick Morgan examines the astral sciences in China c.221 BCE–750 CE as a study in the disunities of scientific cultures and the narratives by which ancients and moderns alike have fought to instil them with a sense of unity. The book focuses on four unifying 'legends' recounted by contemporary subjects: the first two, redolent of antiquity, are the 'observing of signs' and 'granting of seasons' by ancient sage kings...

In a world driven by hype, this is the truth you’ve been waiting for.Blockchain Exposed pulls back the curtain on the promises, pitfalls, and power plays shaping today’s crypto economy. This eye-opening collection brings together four penetrating investigations that strip away the buzzwords and examine what’s really going on beneath the surface of digital finance.Start with Navigating Cryptocurrency Investment Risks, a practical guide that dives into the volatile waters of ...

• Cocktails 101 is a simple ebook designed to take beginners from having never made a cocktail before, to being able to mix and shake like a pro.• All of the basics are covered, including equipment, glassware, spirit selection, the science of taste, and the cocktails themselves, which means that this is a single book suitable for hobbyists or bar owners/managers alike who want to improve their skills and become true mixologists.• Readers will get to grips with the basics firs...

Cocktails 101 is a simple audiobook designed to take beginners from having never made a cocktail before to being able to mix and shake like a pro.All the basics are covered, including equipment, glassware, spirit selection, the science of taste, and the cocktails themselves, which means this is a single audiobook suitable for hobbyists or bar owners/managers alike who want to improve their skills and become true mixologists.Listeners will come to grips with the bas...

An essential collection of new and selected essays by influential cinema and media studies scholar Tom Gunning.Tom Gunning is the author of multiple books and nearly two hundred essays that have defined the field of cinema and media studies. His works have transformed our understanding of early cinema and the American avant-garde and reset the terms of many central debates in film and media history and theory. His 1986 essay "The Cinema of Attractions" is among the...

Every five years from 1955 to 1985, mass Czechoslovak gymnastic demonstrations and sporting parades called Spartakiads were held to mark the 1945 liberation of Czechoslovakia. Featuring hundreds of thousands of male and female performers of all ages and held in the world’s largest stadium—a space built expressly for this purpose—the synchronized and unified movements of the Czech citizenry embodied, quite literally, the idealized Socialist people: a powerful yet pliant force directed by th...

It is known that a society in transformation undergoes significant changes on many levels, but structural and cultural changes are arguably two of the most significant. How do such monumental changes affect the lives of individuals and small communities?Teachers on the Waves of Transformation aims to answer this question through the lens of education. With careful exploratory research at two schools in a small town in central Bohemia, anthropologist Dana Moree follows the ...

In recent years, the paranormal has gained new footing as reality television has grabbed onto this research and created a cultural frenzy around it. There are those who are skeptics, those who believe, and those who seek to prove the existence of the paranormal. In The Double-Blind Ghost Box, authors Shawn Taylor and Daniel Morgan share their research and personal experiences with the paranormal, focusing on the development and use of the ghost bo...