Dear colleagues,

There is a job opening in Film and TV Studies at the University of
Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. It is a full-time continuing appointment
at Lecturer (Level B). Applications close February 4.

http://uqjobs.uq.edu.au/jobDetails.asp?sJobIDs=494226&lWorkTypeID=1470&lLocationID=7592&lCategoryID=&lBrandID=&stp=AW&sLanguage=en

Dr Lisa Bode
Lecturer in Film and Television Studies
School of English, Media Studies and Art History
University of Queensland
Brisbane, 4072

www.emsah.uq.edu.au

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>   1. temporal bridging (3)
>   2. new book on US silent film history, extensively illustrated
>   3. In Media Res – HBO's Girls & the White Box
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> Date:    Sun, 6 Jan 2013 09:01:42 -0500
> From:    George Robinson <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: temporal bridging
>
> My personal favorite, because it's such a vigorous reworking of the
> cliche, is from Hawks's Scarface, in which a blazing machine gun blows
> the leaves off a calendar.
>
> George Robinson
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> On 1/1/2013 2:23 PM, William McCarthy wrote:
> > Does anyone know of the existence (in print or on the internet) of any
> sort of study and/or compilation of the temporal bridging shot? I am
> interested in drawing together a number of examples, particularly of those
> beyond the ordinary (rotating hands of a clock, the pages of a calendar
> flipping over in the stiff wind of time), such as that in "In Old Chicago,"
> in which rising soap bubbles have imposed upon them the numbers of the
> passing years.
> >
> >
> > Gratefully,
> > Bill McCarthy
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> Date:    Sun, 6 Jan 2013 17:02:28 +0000
> From:    "Larsson, Donald F" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: temporal bridging
>
> With the caveat that not all temporal bridges are montage sequences (and
> vice-versa), there's a rather nice--though informal and somewhat
> tongue-in-cheek--list of different categories and examples of montage
> sequences in films, TV shows and other media at
> http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Montages
>
> For a bit of historical background, see David Bordwell, Narration in the
> Fiction Film, especially pages 186-188.
>
> Don Larsson
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> Subject: [SCREEN-L] temporal bridging
>
> Does anyone know of the existence (in print or on the internet) of any
> sort of study and/or compilation of the temporal bridging shot? I am
> interested in drawing together a number of examples, particularly of those
> beyond the ordinary (rotating hands of a clock, the pages of a calendar
> flipping over in the stiff wind of time), such as that in "In Old Chicago,"
> in which rising soap bubbles have imposed upon them the numbers of the
> passing years.
>
>
> Gratefully,
> Bill McCarthy
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> Date:    Sun, 6 Jan 2013 11:12:46 -0800
> From:    Joshua Hirsch <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: temporal bridging
>
> If you're interested in montage sequences, look up Slavko Vorkapich.
>
> > Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2013 14:23:30 -0500
> > From: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: [SCREEN-L] temporal bridging
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> >
> > Does anyone know of the existence (in print or on the internet) of any
> sort of study and/or compilation of the temporal bridging shot? I am
> interested in drawing together a number of examples, particularly of those
> beyond the ordinary (rotating hands of a clock, the pages of a calendar
> flipping over in the stiff wind of time), such as that in "In Old Chicago,"
> in which rising soap bubbles have imposed upon them the numbers of the
> passing years.
> >
> >
> > Gratefully,
> > Bill McCarthy
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> Date:    Sun, 6 Jan 2013 18:47:25 -0500
> From:    Kathy Fuller <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: new book on US silent film history, extensively illustrated
>
> Dear Everyone, I am delighted to announce the publication of a big new
> book on US cinema history 1895-1915. It's for sale on Amazon. Please see
> the description below, and please email me at  [log in to unmask]  if you'd
> like me to send a sample chapter, the illustrations are amazing.  thanks,
> Kathy Fuller-Seeley, Georgia State University
>
>
>
>
> One Thousand Nights atthe Movies: An Illustrated History of Motion
> Pictures 1895-1915  is a detailed history of the birth of motion pictures.
> This richlyillustrated coffee-table-size book charts the tumultuous growth
> from earlyinventions and innovations, through the creation of film studios,
> movietheaters, and the first movie stars. Uniquely, the book celebrates and
> exploresthe showmanship of mom-and-pop Main Street nickelodeon theaters
> across the UnitedStates through 670 spectacular, never-before-published
> photographs and rarearchival evidence in nearly 200,000 words. Authors Dave
> Bowers and KathyFuller-Seeley bring a lifetime of research to this
> fascinating story of how anupstart new entertainment medium struggled in
> the early 1900's to becomeAmerica's greatest form of popular culture — how
> it went from Main Street toWall Street and changed the world.
> Available through Amazon for $69.95 + free shipping.
> Please feel free to email me at [log in to unmask] if you’d like to have
> mesend a sample chapter and images.  Thanks, Kathy Fuller-Seeley, Georgia
> State University
> Table of Contents
>     Foreword by PaulSpehr
>     Introduction
>     Chapter 1:Pictures in Motion
>     Chapter 2: TheFirst Movies
>     Chapter 3: PennyArcades and Picture Parlors
>     Chapter 4: AStorefront and Scarcely More
>     Chapter 5:Nickelodeons on Main Street
>     Chapter 6:Outfitting and Equipping a Theater
>     Chapter 7:Planning the Picture Show
>     Chapter 8: TheMovies Become Big Business
>     Chapter 9: Moviesin Parks and Outdoors
>     Chapter 10: TheTraveling Picture Show
>     Chapter 11: Movieswith Sound and Color
>     Chapter 12: Musicand Sound Effects
>     Chapter 13:Posters, Publicity, and Excitement
>     Chapter 14: FilmStars and Fans in the Nickelodeon Era
>     Chapter 15:"Trust" Studios and Their Players
>     Chapter 16:"Independent" and Other Studios and Their Players
>     Chapter 17: NewThrills Each Week: The Serials
>     Chapter 18: YouCan't Watch That!
>     Epilogue
>     SelectedBibliography
>     Index
>
>
> Product Details
>     Hardcover: 414pages
>     Publisher: WhitmanPublishing, LLC (January 22, 2013)
>     ISBN-10:0794832504
>     ISBN-13:978-0794832506
>     ProductDimensions: 12.2 x 10.3 x 1.6 inches
>     Shipping Weight: 6.5 pounds
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> Date:    Mon, 7 Jan 2013 18:54:45 +0000
> From:    Katharine Persephone Zakos <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: In Media Res – HBO's Girls & the White Box
>
> This week’s In Media Res theme focus is HBO's Girls & the White Box
> (January 7 - January 11, 2013). IMR is marking the second season of the
> show with a  two-week special edition:  week one looks at race and
> sexuality on the show, while week two will tackle the show’s reception.
>
> Here's the line-up:
> http://mediacommons.futureofthebook.org/imr/
>
>
> Monday, January 7, 2013 - Maria San Filippo (Harvard University |
> Wellesley College | Five College Women’s Studies Research Center) presents:
> Owning Her Abjection: Lena Dunham’s Queer Feminist Sexual Politics
>
> Tuesday, January 8, 2013 - Ashar Foley (SUNY Stony Brook) presents: A
> Meaning of Minority in Girls
>
> Wednesday, January 9, 2013 - Phillip Maciak (University of Pennsylvania)
> presents: Slapstick "Sexposition": Girls vs. the Body Politics of HBO
>
> Thursday, January 10, 2013 - Melissa Phruksachart (CUNY Graduate Center)
> presents: Girls, Auteur-Driven Television, and the Failures of
> Multiculturalism
>
> Friday, January 11, 2013 - Chris Tokuhama (University of Southern
> California) presents: The Price of Privilege: HBO’s Girls and the Logic of
> Post-
>
>
> Theme week organized by Nedda Ahmed and Jing Zhang (Georgia State
> University).
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