Description
Book SynopsisIf, as many argue, movies and television have become Western culture's premier storytelling media, so too have they become, for most members of society, the primary source of encounters with the natural world - particularly wild animals. This work traces the genealogy of the nature film, from its origins as the "animal locomotion" studies.
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Table of ContentsPreface
Introduction
1. The Problem of Images
2. A Brief History of a Neglected Tradition
3. Science and Storytelling
4. The Classic Model
5. Family Values, Social Mores, Behavioral Norms
6. Nature Designed and Composed
Appendix: Chronological Highlights from the History of Wildlife and Natural History Films
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
