ABSTRACT

Though video systems are now growing ever more accessible, and practical video work is undertaken at every level of education, this is the first book-length historical and theoretical study of the medium. On Video explores video on two levels: first, it examines the relationship between technology and society; and second, it probes the connection between production methods and the communication of meaning.

chapter |8 pages

Introduction

The need for a new perspective

part |82 pages

Video in its Historical Context

part |64 pages

Video in its Social Context

chapter |22 pages

Social Forms

chapter |19 pages

Systems of Production

chapter |20 pages

Modes of Address

part |60 pages

Video as Video

chapter |26 pages

Aesthetics of Video Sound

chapter |25 pages

Aesthetics of Video Image

chapter |4 pages

Conclusion

Video in the computer age