Expanded Cinema by Gene Youngblood (1970), the first book to consider video as an art form, was influential in establishing the field of media arts. In the book he argues that a new, expanded cinema is required for a new consciousness. He describes various types of filmmaking utilising new technology, including film special effects, computer art, video art, multi-media environments and holography.
Read more about Expanded Cinema: Part One: The Audience and The Myth of Entertainment, Part Two: Synaesthetic Cinema: The End of Drama, Part Three: Toward Cosmic Consciousness, Part Four: Cybernetic Cinema and Computer Films, Part Five: Television As A Creative Medium, Part Six: Intermedia, Part Seven: Holographic Cinema: A New World, Key Ideas
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