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The provided passages indicate that Lev Manovich discusses new media's reliance on conventions from old media, including the "rectangular frame" [1]. This suggests a continuity in how visual media present content within a defined boundary.
However, the passages do not elaborate on how applying the concept of a "rectangular frame" from cinema to a modern social media interface, such as an Instagram feed, might reveal both continuity and a fundamental shift in the understanding of space and viewing. While it is stated that Manovich discusses how new media represent space [1], the specific application to social media interfaces and the ensuing implications are not detailed in these excerpts.
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Title: The Language of New Media by Lev Manovich Description: A stimulating, eclectic accountof new media that finds its origins in old media, particularly the cinema. In this book Lev Manovich offers the first systematic and rigorous theory of new media. He places new media within the histories of visual and media cultures of the last few centuries. He discusses new media's reliance on conventions of old media, such as the rectangular frame and mobile camera, and shows how new media works create the illusion of reality, address the viewer, and represent space. He also analyzes categories…
n cinema and in new media, and historical ties between avant-garde film and new media. Categories: Social Science Pages: 584 Snippet: A stimulating, eclectic accountof new media that finds its origins in old media, particularly the cinema. In this book Lev Manovich offers the first systematic and rigorous theory of new media.
More questions about this book
- If you had to explain Manovich's core argument about new media's origins in old media to someone completely unfamiliar with the concept, how would you simplify it using an example not explicitly mentioned in the text?
- Manovich places new media within "histories of visual and media cultures" while also analyzing "categories and forms unique to new media." How do these two perspectives—historical continuity versus unique innovation—interact and potentially create tension within his overall theory?
- Manovich draws from diverse fields like film theory, art history, literary theory, and computer science. Choose one of his new theoretical constructs mentioned, such as "cultural interface" or "spatial montage," and explain how it necessitates this interdisciplinary approach to fully grasp its meaning and significance.
- Given cinema's "particularly important role" and its parallels with new media, how might understanding the "historical ties between avant-garde film and new media" provide a different or more nuanced perspective than simply looking at mainstream cinema's influence?