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.

part |3 pages

Part One Video in its Historical Context

chapter 1|27 pages

Early sound and image reproduction

chapter 2|26 pages

The broadcast revolution

chapter 3|26 pages

The impact of sound and video tape

part |3 pages

Part Two Video in its Social Context

chapter 4|22 pages

Social forms

chapter 5|19 pages

Systems of production

chapter 6|20 pages

Modes of address

part |5 pages

Part Three Video as Video

chapter 7|26 pages

Aesthetics of video sound

chapter 8|25 pages

Aesthetics of video image