Zoom : drama at the touch of a lever, The

Cinematography Zoom lens photography Zoom lenses e-böcker History
Rutgers University Press
2018
EISBN 9780813587226
Drama at the touch of a lever.
Take me out to the ball game.
Unlimited horizons.
Creepers and neck-snappers.
The zoom boom.
Contemporary zooms.
From the queasy zooms in Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo to the avant-garde mystery of Michael Snow's Wavelength, from the excitement of televised baseball to the drama of the political convention, the zoom shot is instantly recognizable and highly controversial. Nick Hall traces the century-spanning history of the zoom lens in American film and television.
Take me out to the ball game.
Unlimited horizons.
Creepers and neck-snappers.
The zoom boom.
Contemporary zooms.
From the queasy zooms in Alfred Hitchcock's Vertigo to the avant-garde mystery of Michael Snow's Wavelength, from the excitement of televised baseball to the drama of the political convention, the zoom shot is instantly recognizable and highly controversial. Nick Hall traces the century-spanning history of the zoom lens in American film and television.
