{"product_id":"9781138634206","title":"Semiotics and Title Sequences Text-Image Composites in Motion Graphics","description":"\u003ch3\u003eRoutledge Studies in Media Theory and Practice\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eSemiotics and Title Sequences\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eText-Image Composites in Motion Graphics\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMichael Betancourt\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eTitle sequences are the most obvious place where photography and typography combine on-screen, yet they are also a commonly neglected part of film studies. \u003ci\u003eSemiotics and Title Sequences\u003c\/i\u003e presents the first theoretical model and historical consideration of how text and image combine to create meaning in title sequences for film and television, before extending its analysis to include subtitles, intertitles, and the narrative role for typography. Detailed close readings of classic films starting with \u003cem\u003eThe Cabinet of Dr. Caligari\u003c\/em\u003e, and including \u003cem\u003eTo Kill A Mockingbird\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDr. Strangelove\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Good, the Bad and the Ugly\u003c\/em\u003e, along with designs from television programs such as \u003cem\u003eMagnum P.I.\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCastle\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eVikings\u003c\/em\u003e present a critical assessment of title sequences as both an independent art form and an introduction to the film that follows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Betancourt\u003c\/strong\u003e is a theorist, historian, and artist concerned with digital technology and capitalist ideology. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe ____________ Manifesto, The History of Motion Graphics, Beyond Spatial Montage,\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eGlitch Art in Theory and Practice\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cem\u003e The Critique of Digital Capitalism.\u003c\/em\u003e He has exhibited internationally, and his work has been translated into Chinese, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Persian, Portuguese, and Spanish, and published in journals such as \u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic, Make Magazine, CTheory,\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLeonardo\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 January 2017\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTaylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoutledge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781138634206\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e144\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.25\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63540171079820,"sku":"9781138634206","price":99.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781138634206","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}