Tracking Loach

Politics, Practices, Production

AvDavid Archibald

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

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Offers a unique first-hand account of Ken Loach's working methodsProvides a detailed study of the making of The Angels' ShareOffers a wider analysis of Loach's films and his film-related political activitiesDraws upon research from the British Film Institute's Loach ArchiveDemonstrates how a detailed knowledge of film making practices and methods can enhance film analysis and criticismTracking Loach presents a ground-breaking and unique contribution to the study of cinema. Archibald was granted unprecedented access to observe one of world cinema's most celebrated and controversial filmmakers, Ken Loach, while he was making the 2012 feature The Angels Share, which received The Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.This book draws on this knowledge to offer a first-hand account of the director's celebrated working methods, supplemented with insights gleaned from the British Film Institute's Loach archive, and analysis of his wider output and film-related political activity.Archibald has been 'Tracking Loach' for over three decades, as film viewer, film critic and film academic, and this inside perspective not only offers fresh insights into Loach's films and how they are made, but also highlights the benefits of production studies to the understanding of cinema more broadly.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2022-12-31
Mått:156 x 234 x 18 mm
Vikt:450 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Political Cinemas
Antal sidor:192
Förlag:Edinburgh University Press
ISBN:9781474442114

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David Archibald is Senior Lecturer in Film and Television Studies at the University of Glasgow. His previous publications include The war that won't die: The Spanish Civil War in Cinema (2012), and many essays on film and film culture. He is the Series Editor of the Edinburgh University Press Political Cinemas Series, sits on the editorial boards of Journal of Class and Culture and Media Practice and Education, and is a member of the Radical Film Network international steering committee. David is currently making films with Nuria Arauna Baro under the banner 'Ragged Cinema', writing songs for and performing with The Tenementals, and is researcher-in-residence at The Revelator Wall of Death.

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David Archibald’s book, Tracking Loach, is an academic celebration of Ken Loach’s 60 year career in socialist filmmaking and political activism. There is so much to discover and learn from its unique, rigorous and genuinely heartfelt exploration of one of the maestros of modern British cinema and modern British politics, Ken Loach. It is highly recommended.

Innehållsförteckning

List of FiguresAcknowledgements Introduction 1. Politics on screen 2. Form 3. Team Loach 4. Performance 5. Words: between script and screen 6. Politics beyond the screen Epilogue Revolutionary Respair Appendices Bibliography Filmography Index

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