New book on Digital Cinema in Bangladesh

This book tried to investigate the potentials, trends and challenges of digital film in Bangladesh. The study has studied four digital films as cases to understand the digital film situation in Bangladesh. However, the theoretical notions by Walter Benjamin (1936) and Samira Makhmalbaf (2000) were instructive in guiding this study. According to their approach, new technological art medium always liberate and democratize art forms. Enthusiasts indicate that new filmmakers will embrace digital film as the preferred format and create a new cinema tradition in Bangladesh. Responding to that euphoria of technological liberty, this study has examined the potentials of digital cinema in Bangladesh, the trends of existing digital filmmaking practices and problems of digital cinema in Bangladesh. After in-depth analysis and discussion, this study suggests how to progress digital filmmaking practices in Bangladesh.

Lists of Content

Preface
1. Introduction
Film is Dead, Long Live Cinema
Analog versus Digital Technology
Defining Digital Cinema
Origin and Development of Digital Cinema
Digital Intermediate
Distribution and Exhibition
2. The Work of Art in the Age of
Digital Reproduction
Work of Art in the Digital Age

3. Research Framework and Methodology
Exploratory Study
Qualitative Study
Measures: In-depth Interview and Case Studies
Interview Respondents
Selected Films for Case Studies
Limitations of the Study
4. A Historical Account and
Some Digital Productions
The Beginning
The Turn
Digital Mainstream Cinema
Future
Case 1: Ontorjatra
Case 2: Blackout
Case 3: Priotomeshu
Case 4: Dubshatar
5. Potentials, Trends and Problems
Potentials
Trends
Problems
6. Call for a New Cinema?
Digital Deployment in Bangladesh
Recommendations
References
Criticism of a Digital Film: Blackout