How movies work /

Kawin, Bruce F., 1945-

How movies work / Bruce F. Kawin. - Berkeley : University of California Press, c1992. - xvi, 574 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Originally published: New York : Macmillan, 1987.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 523-529) and index.

Film and the physical world
From shot to sequence
The film artist and the movie business

How Movies Work, offers the filmgoer an engaging and informative guide to the appreciation and evaluation of films. It provides a comprehensive consideration of movies from idea to script, casting, financing, shooting and distribution. Bruce Kawin addresses the book not just to students of film but to any filmgoer curious to know more about the process of the conception and creation of our favorite entertainment and art form

0520076966 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780520076969 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Motion pictures.
Cine
Cinematography.
Cinematografía
Motion picture industry.
Industria cinematográfica

PN 1994 / K22h 1992

791.43