| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 212 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Film and culture series |
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Film and culture.
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| Contents |
Preface: What This Book Is -- And What It's Not -- Introduction. Representation and Reality -- 1. Mise-En-Scene: Within the Image -- Study Guide: Analyzing the Shot -- Writing About the Image -- 2. Mise-En-Scene: Camera Movement -- Study Guide: Analyzing Camera Movement -- Writing About Camera Movement -- 3. Mise-En-Scene: Cinematography -- Study Guide: Analyzing Cinematography -- Writing About Cinematography -- 4. Editing: From Shot to Shot -- Study Guide: Analyzing Shot-To-Shot Editing -- Writing About Editing -- 5. Sound -- Study Guide: Hearing Sound, Analyzing Sound -- Writing About Sound and Soundtracks -- 6. Narrative: From Scene to Scene -- Study Guide: Analyzing Scene-To-Scene Editing -- Writing About Narrative Structure -- 7. From Screenplay to Film -- Study Guide: Story Analysis and Segmentation -- Writing About Writing -- 8. Filmmakers -- Study Guide: The Problem of Attribution -- Writing About Directors -- 9. Performance -- Study Guide: Analyzing Acting -- Writing About Acting -- 10. Genre -- Study Guide: Genre Analysis for the Introductory Student -- Writing About Genres -- 11. Special Effects -- Study Guide: Effects and Meaning -- Writing About Special Effects -- 12. Putting It Together: A Model 8- to 10-page Paper |
| Summary |
Ed Sikov builds a step-by-step curriculum for the appreciation of all types of narrative cinema, detailing the essential elements of film form and systematically training the spectator to be an active reader and critic. Sikov primes the eye and mind in the special techniques of film analysis. His description of mise-en-scene helps readers grasp the significance of montage, which in turn reveals the importance of a director's use of camera movement. He treats a number of fundamental factors in filmmaking, including editing, composition, lighting, the use of color and sound, and narrative. Film Studies works with any screening list and can be used within courses on film history, film theory, or popular culture. Straightforward explanations of core critical concepts, practical advice, and suggested assignments on particular technical, visual, and aesthetic aspects further anchor the reader's understanding of the formal language and anatomy of film |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Description based on print version record |
| Subject |
Motion pictures.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- General.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- Direction & Production.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference.
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Motion pictures
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Filmanalyse
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Filmkunst.
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Filmtheorie -- 0 Gesamtdarstellung.
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| Genre/Form |
Motion pictures
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Leermiddelen (vorm)
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Motion pictures.
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Films.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2009033082 |
| ISBN |
9780231519892 |
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0231519893 |
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