Background
Konigsberg, Ira was born on May 30, 1935 in New York City. Son of Sidney and Mary (Silverman) Konigsberg.
(Samuel Richardson, the founder of the modern English nove...)
Samuel Richardson, the founder of the modern English novel, gave shape to a previously unformed literary genre. Instrumental in the development of this new art form, Ira Konigsberg contends, is the influence of the drama. Although scholars have long suspected the influence of drama on Richardson's writing, this is the first study to examine it in detail. In such matters as material, technique, and structure, Konigsberg seeks to show that Richardson found his precedents in Restoration and early eighteenth-century drama and that it was his integration of these dramatic elements with fiction which caused the mutation in genre that is responsible for the subsequent course of the English novel.
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This new edition covers all the spectacular technical advances in filmmaking of the past ten years, particularly those involving special effects and the electronic revolution. Many of the new and revised entries on such topics as computer animation, virtual reality, Industrial Light and Magic, nonlinear editing, and HDTV are based on the author's on-site inspections of the latest technological tools of the trade and questioning of experts in the field. Another recent development in film is, as Konigsberg remarks, "how much the world of business and the marketplace influence virtually everything in the industry." With style, facts, and figures, he has added up-to-date information on all the corporate players of the movie world and produced small essays on such key concepts as distribution, exhibition, home video, cable television, test booking, and box office. Specific films are cited to illustrate points made throughout the text. This is a dictionary for film students, film buffs, and anyone in the industry, particularly those who actually make the movies. The entries on the practical aspects of filmmaking (camera angles, lighting, film stock, sound, etc.) are myriad - the most plentiful in the book - and presented in clear, highly readable prose. Entries on the art of film as well as the profiles of American and European studios are mini-essays on the history of moviemaking. No other dictionary of film is as inclusive and comprehensive as this. Its encyclopedic scope and down-to-earth accuracy mark it as a true classic.
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(This is a lexicon of film as art, technology and industry...)
This is a lexicon of film as art, technology and industry which contains over 3500 entries. Concerned with both professional and amateur film-making, it defines practices and achievements, from the earliest experiments with moving images in the Renaissance to the marvels in cinematography today. It also encompasses practical terminology - words dealing with camera and lighting techniques, technical terminology - how films are made, the language of business, production and box office - explaining the economics, history and evolution of the film industry. Definitions of concepts and techniques for all major film types - fictional, documentary and experimental - are included. The entries range in length from a single sentence definitions to short discursive essays and are cross-referenced to enable the reader to explore related areas and to put each discussion in its proper context. It is directed towards students, professional film makers and film buffs. The author has published numerous articles and teaches film and literature courses.
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writer Film and literature educator
Konigsberg, Ira was born on May 30, 1935 in New York City. Son of Sidney and Mary (Silverman) Konigsberg.
Bachelor, City College of New York, 1956; Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford University, 1961.
Assistant Professor of English, Brandeis U., Waltham, Massachusetts, 1961-1968; associate Professor of English, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1968-1974; Professor of English, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, since 1974; Professor of English & film, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, since 1989; director program film and video, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1988-1995.
(This new edition covers all the spectacular technical adv...)
(Samuel Richardson, the founder of the modern English nove...)
(This is a lexicon of film as art, technology and industry...)
Served with United States Army, 1956-1957. Member Modern Language Association, American Film Institute, Association Literature Scholars and Critics, Society for Cinema Studies, University Film and Video Association.
Married Nancy Joan Smith, September 7, 1958 (divorced August 20, 1979). Children: Peter Eugene, Anna Rebecca. Married Nancy Hilary Goldman, February 24, 1985.
1 stepchild, Sasha Bagchi.