Legacies of the Degraded Image in Violent Digital Media
This book undertakes a concentrated study of the impact of degraded and low-quality imagery in contemporary cinema and real-world portrayals of violence. Through a series of case studies, the book explores examples of corrupted digital imagery that range
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Legacies of the Degraded Image in Violent Digital Media
Stuart Marshall Bender
Legacies of the Degraded Image in Violent Digital Media
Stuart Marshall Bender School of Media, Culture, and Creative Arts Curtin University Perth, WA, Australia
ISBN 978-3-319-64458-5 ISBN 978-3-319-64459-2 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-64459-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017948312 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © saulgranda/Getty Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Acknowledgements
This book has been written during the course of my Early Career Research Fellowship at Curtin University which has provided me with highly valuable time to concentrate on the project and related research. I would like to thank my colleagues in the School of Media, Culture, and Creative Arts for their ongoing support and always inspiring conversations about various aspects of media and film. Special thanks to my colleagues Mick Broderick and Katie Ellis for their support during the initial planning of the book proposal. Thanks also to Kit Messham-Muir for his helpful and supportive comments on the early chapters while still a work in progress, as well as my excellent proofreader Ceri Clocherty. And, of course, thanks to my editor Shaun Vigil for being ever supportive and providing encouraging and rapid responses to the inevitable deluge of questions during the writing and final preparation process, and to assistant editor Glenn Ramirez for excellent support in the publication process.
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Contents
1 Introduction 1 2 They Shoot Pixels Don’t They? Killing Pixels from Patriot Games
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