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Film studies : an introduction / Ed Sikov.
Author
Sikov, Ed.
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English
Published/Created
New York : Columbia University Press, 2010.
©2010
Description
xiii, 212 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
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Motion pictures
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Motion pictures
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Series
Film and culture
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Summary note
American film scholar Ed Sikov discusses all aspects of narrative films, describing mise-en-scéne, the significance of montages, editing, lighting, the use of color and sound, and related topics; and providing practical advice, suggested assignments, and other resources.
Notes
Includes index.
Contents
Introduction: Representation and reality
pt. 1: Mise-en-scene: Within the image
What is mise-en-scene?
The shot
Subject-camera distance--why it matters
Camera angle
Space and time on film
Composition
Study guide: Analyzing the shot
Writing about the image
pt. 2: Mise-en-scene: Camera movement
Mobile framing
Types of camera movement
Editing within the shot
Space and movement
Study guide: Analyzing camera movement
Writing about camera movement
pt. 3: Mise-en-scene: Cinematography
Motion picture photography
Aspect ratio: from I:33 to widescreen
Aspect ratio: form and meaning
Lighting
Three-point lighting
Film stocks: super 8 to 70mm to video
Black, white, gray and color
A word or two about lenses
Study guide: Analyzing cinematography
Writing About cinematography
pt. 4: Editing: From shot to shot
Transitions
Montage
The Kuleshov experiment
Continuity editing
The 180° system
Shot/reverse-shot pattern
Study guide: Analyzing shot-to-shot editing
Writing about editing
pt. 5: Sound
A very short history of film sound
Recording, rerecording, editing and mixing
Analytical categories of film sound
Sound and space
Study guide: Hearing sound, Analyzing sound
Writing about sound and soundtracks
pt. 6: Narrative: From scene to scene
Narrative structure
Story and plot
Scenes and sequences
Transitions from scene to scene
Character, desire, and conflict
Analyzing conflict
Study guide: Analyzing scene-to-scene editing
Writing about narrative structure
pt. 7: From screenplay to film
Deeper into narrative structure
Screenwriting: The three-act structure
Segmentation: form
Segmentation: meaning
Study guide: story analysis and segmentation
Writing about writing
pt. 8: Filmmakers
Film--a director's art?
Authorship
The auteur theory
The producer's role
Teamwork
Study guide: The problem of attribution
Writing about directors
pt. 9: Performance
Performance as an element of mise-en-scene
Acting styles
Stars and character actors
Type and stereotype
Women as types
Acting in--and on--film
Publicity: extra-filmic meaning
Study guide: Analyzing acting
Writing about acting
pt. 10: Genre
What is a genre?
Conventions, repetitions, and variations
A brief taxonomy of two film genres--the western and the horror film
Genre: the semantic/syntactic approach
Film noir: a case study
Study guide: Genre analysis for the introductory student
Writing about genres
pt. 11: Special effects
Beyond the ordinary
Optical and mechanical special effects
Computer-generated imagery (CGI)
Study guide: Effects and meaning
Writing about special effects
pt. 12: Putting it together: A model 8- to 10-page paper
How this chapter works
"Introducing Tyler," / Robert Paulson.
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ISBN
9780231142922 ((cloth ; : alk. paper))
0231142927 ((cloth ; : alk. paper))
9780231142939 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
0231142935 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
0231519893
9780231519892
LCCN
2009033082
OCLC
320798567
Other standard number
99937622440
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