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How art made the world [DVD] : how humans made art and art made us human / a BBC TV production in association with KCET Hollywood.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: E2457Publication details: [New York] : BBC Video : Distributed by BBC Worldwide.Description: 2 videodiscs (290 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN:
  • 1419821040
  • 9781419821042
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • DVD54A
Contents:
More human than human -- The day pictures were born -- The art of persuasion -- Once upon a time -- To death and back.
Production credits:
  • Photography, David Baillie, Chris Hartley, Tim Cragg, Jim Ashcroft ; editor, Paul Carlin, Peter Norrey ; music, Daniel Mulhern ; series producer, Mark Hedgecoe ; produced and directed by Francis Whately, Ben McPherson, Martin Wilson, Nick Murphy and Robin Dashwood.
Host, Dr. Nigel Spivey.Summary: Reveals how the first big artistic discoveries were made and how they have cascaded down the centuries to define the look of the present day. Encompassing everything from cave paints to ceramics and pyramids to palaces, this film explores the global trend for unrealistic depictions of the human body; the secret powers of the feature film; how politicians manage to manipulate people so easily; visions of the afterlife; and why we use imagery at all.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
3 Day Loan LSAD Library DVD collection DVD54A (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 39002100418665

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Encompassing everything from cave paintings to ceramics and pyramids to palaces, this film explores the secret powers of the feature film; how politicians manage to manipulate people so easily; visions of the afterlife; and why we use imagery at all.

Region 2 + 4 PAL, UK.

Originally produced in 2005.

Special features: Behind the scenes footage; Gobekli Tepe; Interview with presenter Dr. Nigel Spivey and producer, Mark Hedgecoe.

More human than human -- The day pictures were born -- The art of persuasion -- Once upon a time -- To death and back.

Photography, David Baillie, Chris Hartley, Tim Cragg, Jim Ashcroft ; editor, Paul Carlin, Peter Norrey ; music, Daniel Mulhern ; series producer, Mark Hedgecoe ; produced and directed by Francis Whately, Ben McPherson, Martin Wilson, Nick Murphy and Robin Dashwood.

Host, Dr. Nigel Spivey.

Reveals how the first big artistic discoveries were made and how they have cascaded down the centuries to define the look of the present day. Encompassing everything from cave paints to ceramics and pyramids to palaces, this film explores the global trend for unrealistic depictions of the human body; the secret powers of the feature film; how politicians manage to manipulate people so easily; visions of the afterlife; and why we use imagery at all.

DVD format.

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