Closely Watched Films: An Introduction to the Art of Narrative Film Technique
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (659 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0520238915 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 297 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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W. Ranging from D. Fabe includes original and well-informed discussions of Soviet montage, realism and expressionism in film form, classical and modern sound theory, the classic Hollywood film, Italian neorealism, the French New Wave, auteur theory, modernism and postmodernism in film, political cinema, feminist film theory and practice, and narrative experiments in new digital media. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation to Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing, and ending with an epilogue on digital media, Closely Watched Films focuses on exemplary works of fourteen film directors whose careers together span the history of the narrative film. Encompassing the earliest silent films as well as those that exploit the most recent technological innovations, this book gives us the particulars of how film—ar
Kaz said Engaging overview of cinema art essentials. I have been searching for a text for an Intro to Motion Pictures class and this might be it. I have dozens of other texts which are usually expensive and which attempt to cover everything. This text restrains its focus and in doing so becomes very useful to new readers about cinema. It has a great blend of comment about major theories coupled with specific examples from films. The "key event" structure spans the silent years to Mike Figgis and Timecode. There are many books which might be in a comprehensive film library, but if you are looking for an insightful guided tour of cinema art, I
(Since each film was selected to represent a significant cinematic movement—expressionism, postmodernism, French New Wave, etc.—the book also doubles as a concise history of film’s most innovative storytellers.) Fabe teaches film theory at the University of California, Berkeley, and her chapters maintain the conversational feel of lecture notes: each one gives some background on and a plot synopsis of the film discussed then provides a close analysis of a particular sequence. Her explication of Hitchcock’s camera work in Notorious, for example, shows how his use of space in a frame could evoke either freedom or claustrophobia. Griffith’s The Birth of a Nation to Mike Figgis’s Timecode. . Fabe’s analysis proves most engaging when it shows how each cinematic element works to add subtext and depth to story and character. From Publishers Weekly Why