ReFocus: The Films of Spike Jonze
Kim Wilkins and Wyatt Moss-Wellington
Abstract
ReFocus: The Films of Spike Jonze is the first collection of essays on this important and original contemporary filmmaker. It looks at his ground-breaking work in both features and short forms, exploring the impact of his filmmaking across a range of philosophical and cultural discussions. Each of Jonze’s feature films, from Being John Malkovich (1999) to Her (2013), is discussed at length, focusing on issues of authorship, narration, genre and adaptation. As well as the textual aspects of Jonze’s feature films, the contributors consider his work in music videos and shorts – investigating his ... More
ReFocus: The Films of Spike Jonze is the first collection of essays on this important and original contemporary filmmaker. It looks at his ground-breaking work in both features and short forms, exploring the impact of his filmmaking across a range of philosophical and cultural discussions. Each of Jonze’s feature films, from Being John Malkovich (1999) to Her (2013), is discussed at length, focusing on issues of authorship, narration, genre and adaptation. As well as the textual aspects of Jonze’s feature films, the contributors consider his work in music videos and shorts – investigating his position as a filmmaker on the blurred boundaries between studio and independent modes of production.
Keywords:
Spike Jonze,
independence,
authorship,
genre,
adaptation,
narration,
short films,
music videos,
originality
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2019 |
Print ISBN-13: 9781474447621 |
| Published to Edinburgh Scholarship Online: May 2020 |
DOI:10.3366/edinburgh/9781474447621.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
Kim Wilkins, editor
University of Oslo
Wyatt Moss-Wellington, editor
University of Nottingham Ningbo China
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