{"product_id":"title-sequences-as-paratexts-michael-betancourt-9780367892371","title":"Title Sequences as Paratexts: Narrative Anticipation and Recapitulation","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn his third book on the semiotics of title sequences, \u003ci\u003eTitle Sequences as Paratexts\u003c\/i\u003e, theorist Michael Betancourt offers an analysis of the relationship between the title sequence and its primary text--the narrative whose production the titles credit. Using a wealth of examples drawn from across film history--ranging from \u003ci\u003eWhite Zombie\u003c\/i\u003e (1931), \u003ci\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/i\u003e (1940) and \u003ci\u003eBullitt\u003c\/i\u003e (1968) to \u003ci\u003ePrince of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e (1987), \u003ci\u003eMission: Impossible\u003c\/i\u003e (1996), \u003ci\u003eSucker Punch\u003c\/i\u003e (2011) and \u003ci\u003eGuardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2\u003c\/i\u003e (2017)--Betancourt develops an understanding of how the audience interprets title sequences as instances of paranarrative, simultaneously engaging them as both narrative exposition and as credits for the production. This theory of cinematic paratexts, while focused on the title sequence, has application to trailers, commercials, and other media as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Betancourt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367892375\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367892371\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/17\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.40d","brand":"Michael Betancourt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44126400512255,"sku":"9780367892371","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_17e1db2e-4795-4de0-bb9e-75deb731a43a.jpg?v=1687447968","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/title-sequences-as-paratexts-michael-betancourt-9780367892371","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}