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Wildlife Films,Used
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If, 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 worldparticularly wild animals. The television fare offered nightly by national and cable networks such as PBS and the Discovery Channel provides millions of viewers with their only experience of the wilderness and its inhabitants.The very films that so many viewers take as accurate portrayals of wildlife, however, have evolved primarily as a form of entertainment, following the established codes and conventions of narrative exposition. The result has been not the representation of nature, but its wholesale reconstruction and reconfiguration according to film and television conventions, audience expectations, and the demands of competition in the media marketplace.Wildlife Films traces the genealogy of the nature film, from its origins as the 'animal locomotion' studies that mark the very beginnings of motion pictures themselves, to the founding of the Animal Planet cable channel that boasts 'all animals, all the time.' The narrative and thematic elements that unite wildlife films as a genre have their roots not in the documentary film tradition, but in the older traditions of oral and written animal fables as reflections of human society. Derek Bous contends that classic wildlife films often portray animal protagonists living in families modeled on an ideal of the human nuclear family and working in communities that resemble an ideal of bucolic human society. In these storiespresented as documentariesanimals are motivated by human emotions and conduct relationships according to human customs. This imposition of culturally satisfying narrative patterns upon the lives of animals has not only led to the misrepresentation of the natural world; it has promoted the notion that our values, our moral vision, our models of society and family structure derive from nature, rather than being cultural formations.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Q: What is the main focus of the book 'Wildlife Films'? A: The book 'Wildlife Films' focuses on the evolution of nature films and how they serve as a primary source of encounters with the natural world, particularly wild animals, for viewers.
- Q: Who is the author of 'Wildlife Films'? A: The author of 'Wildlife Films' is Derek Bousé.
- Q: What are the key themes explored in 'Wildlife Films'? A: Key themes in 'Wildlife Films' include the misrepresentation of nature in wildlife films, the influence of narrative conventions, and the portrayal of animal protagonists reflecting human societal values.
- Q: What type of book is 'Wildlife Films' classified as? A: 'Wildlife Films' is classified under the category of Performing Arts.
- Q: How many pages does 'Wildlife Films' contain? A: 'Wildlife Films' contains 296 pages.
- Q: What is the condition of the book 'Wildlife Films'? A: 'Wildlife Films' is listed as a used book in good condition.
- Q: When was 'Wildlife Films' published? A: 'Wildlife Films' was published on July 13, 2000.
- Q: What is the binding type of 'Wildlife Films'? A: 'Wildlife Films' is available in paperback binding.
- Q: Are there any notable features of 'Wildlife Films'? A: A notable feature of 'Wildlife Films' is its exploration of how wildlife films reconstruct nature according to entertainment conventions rather than providing accurate portrayals.
- Q: What should readers expect regarding the content of 'Wildlife Films'? A: Readers can expect an analytical perspective on wildlife films, including their narrative structures and the societal implications of their portrayal of animals.