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I have been asked to forward the message below calling for contributions to
a forthcoming book on Venice in Film. Please reply to Dr. Michael Pigott,
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The World Film Locations series will explore and reveal the relationship
between the city and cinema by using a predominantly visual approach
inspired by The Big Picture magazine's 'On
Location' feature.
Alongside short bite-sized texts about carefully chosen film scenes, each
book will be illustrated throughout with evocative movie stills and be
complimented by short but insightful essays about themes, ideas and key
historical periods relating to each individual city.
The city continues to play a central role in a multitude of films, helping
us to frame our understanding of place and of the world around us. Whether
as elaborate directorial loveletters or as
time specific cultural settings, the city acts as a vital character in
helping to tell a story.
These are the issues that have prompted the World Film Locations book
series and which we are excited to explore further, looking at questions
such as:
• How is cinema helping to shape our view of the city?
• What is the role of the city in film?
• How can we engage with and better understand different cultures through
the medium of film?
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I have been commissioned by Intellect Books to edit the Venice volume of
their new
World Film Locations series, and I am currently seeking contributors. The
first round
of books in the series is just being released now, and Intellect are
putting a strong
marketing push behind them. The Venice volume will be published in Summer
2012.
Information about the other volumes in the series so far can be found here:
http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/books/view-Series,id=27/
The Venice volume will consist of up to 50 film entries, and 7 short
'Spotlight Essays'. Each film entry will be given a two-page spread
featuring multiple stills from
a chosen scene and a 250 word description that emphasizes the role of the
location in the film. The spotlight essays (1000 words) will focus on
pertinent themes or issues in relation to Venice on screen.
Draft list of films for the volume:
The Glass Mountain (Anton and Cass, 1949)
Prince of Foxes (King, 1949)
Eva (Losey, 1962)
Love Meetings (Pasolini, 1965)
The Honey Pot (Mankiewicz , 1967)
Mayerling (Young, 1968)
Intervals (Greenaway, 1969)
Anonimo Veneziano/Anonymous Venetian (Salerno, 1970)
Blume in Love (Mazursky, 1973)
Chance or Coincidence (LeLouch, 1998)
Les Enfants du Siècle/Children of the Century (Kurys, 1999)
Italian for Beginners (Scherfig, 2000)
Senso '45/Black Angel (Brass, 2002)
Lundi Matin/Monday Morning (Iosseliani, 2002)
The Garden of Earthly Delights (Majewski, 2004)
Unforgiveable/Impardonnables (Téchiné, 2011)
Spotlight Essay Examples
• Venice – The City Onscreen (broad introductory essay)
'City of Love' – Venice and Romance
The Period Film – Venice and Literary Adaptations
If you are interested in contributing to this project please contact me to
discuss a proposal. The deadline for first draft essays and reviews is
January 31st 2012.
CONTACT
Dr. Michael Pigott
Assistant Professor of Video Art and Digital Media
University of Warwick
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Dr. Catherine O'Rawe
Department of Italian
University of Bristol
19 Woodland Road
Bristol
BS8 1TE
Tel: +44 117 331 6760
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