Short Form: 40 Years of Music Videos, Ads, and the Art of Moving Images
Short FormâŻis a thrilling new publication that seeks to reframe how we see the practice of filmmaking. Focusing on some of the most memorable short-form works across music videos and advertising, this book considers the significance and development of these genres, as explored through forty years of work by one of the UKâs most iconic and influential production companies: Academy Films.Â
Told through a rich combination of behind-the-scenes images, storyboards, stills, ephemera, script notes, and more, this book dives into those cult short-form films that have informed and galvanised the cultural landscape of cinema and beyond: films like Jamiroquaiâs âVirtual Insanityâ, Lauryn Hillâs âDoo Wop (That Thing)â, Radioheadâs âKarma Policeâ, The Verveâs âBittersweet Symphonyâ, FKA Twigsâ âM3LL155Xâ, and televised commercials for the likes of Guinness, Channel 4, and Leviâs.Â
With a foreword by Jonathan Glazer (The Zone of Interest,âŻUnder the Skin), the book includes multiple essays by key voices in screen culture investigating the history of these projects, as well as their contemporary role in our current moment of online short film.
Short Form: 40 Years of Music Videos, Ads, and the Art of Moving Images
Short FormâŻis a thrilling new publication that seeks to reframe how we see the practice of filmmaking. Focusing on some of the most memorable short-form works across music videos and advertising, this book considers the significance and development of these genres, as explored through forty years of work by one of the UKâs most iconic and influential production companies: Academy Films.Â
Told through a rich combination of behind-the-scenes images, storyboards, stills, ephemera, script notes, and more, this book dives into those cult short-form films that have informed and galvanised the cultural landscape of cinema and beyond: films like Jamiroquaiâs âVirtual Insanityâ, Lauryn Hillâs âDoo Wop (That Thing)â, Radioheadâs âKarma Policeâ, The Verveâs âBittersweet Symphonyâ, FKA Twigsâ âM3LL155Xâ, and televised commercials for the likes of Guinness, Channel 4, and Leviâs.Â
With a foreword by Jonathan Glazer (The Zone of Interest,âŻUnder the Skin), the book includes multiple essays by key voices in screen culture investigating the history of these projects, as well as their contemporary role in our current moment of online short film.
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Short FormâŻis a thrilling new publication that seeks to reframe how we see the practice of filmmaking. Focusing on some of the most memorable short-form works across music videos and advertising, this book considers the significance and development of these genres, as explored through forty years of work by one of the UKâs most iconic and influential production companies: Academy Films.Â
Told through a rich combination of behind-the-scenes images, storyboards, stills, ephemera, script notes, and more, this book dives into those cult short-form films that have informed and galvanised the cultural landscape of cinema and beyond: films like Jamiroquaiâs âVirtual Insanityâ, Lauryn Hillâs âDoo Wop (That Thing)â, Radioheadâs âKarma Policeâ, The Verveâs âBittersweet Symphonyâ, FKA Twigsâ âM3LL155Xâ, and televised commercials for the likes of Guinness, Channel 4, and Leviâs.Â
With a foreword by Jonathan Glazer (The Zone of Interest,âŻUnder the Skin), the book includes multiple essays by key voices in screen culture investigating the history of these projects, as well as their contemporary role in our current moment of online short film.
