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From the queasy zooms in Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo to the avant-garde mystery of Michael Snow’s Wavelength, from the excitement of televised baseball to the drama of the political convention, the zoom shot is instantly recognizable and highly controversial. Nick Hall traces the century-spanning history of the zoom lens in American film and television.

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"Outstanding and engaging, Zoom makes a significant contribution to the scholarship of cinematography, allowing scholars to see zoom technology afresh." -- Patrick Keating * editor of Cinematography *
"New Scholarly Books: Weekly Book List, June 8," by Nina C. Ayoub * Chronicle of Higher Education *

Table of Contents
1 Introduction
2 Drama at the Touch of a Lever
3 Take Me Out To the Ball Game
4 Unlimited Horizons
5 Creepers and Neck-Snappers
6 The Zoom Boom
7 Contemporary Zooms
Acknowledgments
Selected Bibliography
Index

The Zoom Drama at the Touch of a Lever

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      Publisher: Rutgers University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 11/05/2018
      ISBN13: 9780813587202, 978-0813587202
      ISBN10: 0813587204
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      From the queasy zooms in Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo to the avant-garde mystery of Michael Snow’s Wavelength, from the excitement of televised baseball to the drama of the political convention, the zoom shot is instantly recognizable and highly controversial. Nick Hall traces the century-spanning history of the zoom lens in American film and television.

      Trade Review
      "Outstanding and engaging, Zoom makes a significant contribution to the scholarship of cinematography, allowing scholars to see zoom technology afresh." -- Patrick Keating * editor of Cinematography *
      "New Scholarly Books: Weekly Book List, June 8," by Nina C. Ayoub * Chronicle of Higher Education *

      Table of Contents
      1 Introduction
      2 Drama at the Touch of a Lever
      3 Take Me Out To the Ball Game
      4 Unlimited Horizons
      5 Creepers and Neck-Snappers
      6 The Zoom Boom
      7 Contemporary Zooms
      Acknowledgments
      Selected Bibliography
      Index

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