The movie idiom : film as a popular art form /
Stanley, Robert Henry
The movie idiom : film as a popular art form / Robert Henry Stanley. - Long Grove, IL : Waveland Press, Inc., 2011. - xvii, 390 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
pt. 1: Moviemaking : the technical artistic
The preproduction phase
Principal cinematography
The postproduction phase
pt. 2: Contexts : the historical-institutional
The speechless era
The studio era
The electronic era
pt. 3: Contents : the critical-cultural
Genres and designs
Characters and stereotypes
Censoring screen content
The movie idiom is an apt moniker for the wide-ranging issues addressed in film studies courses and examined in Stanley's accessible volume. Organized within three parts--The Technical-Artistic, The Historical-Institutional, and The Critical-Cultural--chief concepts include technical advances, shooting and editing techniques, the collaborative aspects of production, film history and tradition, industrial developments, narrative structures, acting approaches, stereotypical representations, genre conventions, and censorship concerns. Stanley's analysis of significant movies illuminates essential points, connects readers with actual moviemaking, and stimulates the reader's own creativity.
Still photographs, frame enlargements, diagrams, and publicity material directly related to the specific concepts under consideration appear throughout the text. Full explanations of key terms and concepts are contained in the glossary.
9781577667155 1577667158
Cine
Cine --Estudio y enseñanza
PN 1993.7 / S788m 2011
The movie idiom : film as a popular art form / Robert Henry Stanley. - Long Grove, IL : Waveland Press, Inc., 2011. - xvii, 390 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
pt. 1: Moviemaking : the technical artistic
The preproduction phase
Principal cinematography
The postproduction phase
pt. 2: Contexts : the historical-institutional
The speechless era
The studio era
The electronic era
pt. 3: Contents : the critical-cultural
Genres and designs
Characters and stereotypes
Censoring screen content
The movie idiom is an apt moniker for the wide-ranging issues addressed in film studies courses and examined in Stanley's accessible volume. Organized within three parts--The Technical-Artistic, The Historical-Institutional, and The Critical-Cultural--chief concepts include technical advances, shooting and editing techniques, the collaborative aspects of production, film history and tradition, industrial developments, narrative structures, acting approaches, stereotypical representations, genre conventions, and censorship concerns. Stanley's analysis of significant movies illuminates essential points, connects readers with actual moviemaking, and stimulates the reader's own creativity.
Still photographs, frame enlargements, diagrams, and publicity material directly related to the specific concepts under consideration appear throughout the text. Full explanations of key terms and concepts are contained in the glossary.
9781577667155 1577667158
Cine
Cine --Estudio y enseñanza
PN 1993.7 / S788m 2011