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Author Varga, Darrell, 1966- author.

Title Shooting from the East : filmmaking on the Canadian Atlantic / Darrell Varga
Published Montreal ; Kingston : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2015

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Contents Machine generated contents note: ch. One Art Film Desire and Difference -- ch. Two Co-op Scene -- ch. Three Documentary in the Spirit of the Vernacular -- ch. Four Border Crossing from Art to Industry and Back Again
Summary "Atlantic Canada has a rich tradition of storytelling and creativity that has extended to critical and audience praise for films from the region's four provinces. Until now there has been no comprehensive history of this diverse body of work. In Shooting from the East Darrell Varga traces the emergence of art cinema in the 1970s and '80s and subsequent rise of a contemporary commercial feature film and television industry by way of representative examples of a great range of titles, including The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood, Life Classes, The Disappeared, and Trailer Park Boys. He provides analysis of documentary filmmaking to emphasize concerns such as the establishment of the regional National Film Board studio and the influence of broadcast policy, but also considers significant recurring themes including the environment, the body, race and First Nations, and the north. Through critical analyses of key films and interviews conducted with filmmakers from all corners of the region, Varga uncovers patterns of meaning across diverse productions and interrogates the concept of region in relation to prevailing notions of national cinema and transnational media culture. With a focus on short films and an extensive history and analysis of the filmmaking production co-operatives located in each province, Shooting from the East sheds light on the creative processes and local economic and cultural conditions for making images on the edge of the Atlantic."-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Motion pictures -- Atlantic Provinces -- History
Motion picture industry -- Atlantic Provinces -- History -- 20th century
Television programs -- Atlantic Provinces -- History and criticism
Television broadcasting -- Atlantic Provinces -- History -- 20th century
PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference.
Motion picture industry
Motion pictures
Television broadcasting
Television programs
SUBJECT Atlantic Provinces -- In motion pictures
Subject Canada -- Atlantic Provinces
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780773598041
0773598049
9780773598058
0773598057