The movie idiom : film as a popular art form / Robert Henry Stanley.

By:

Stanley, Robert Henry

Language: English Publication details: Long Grove, IL : Waveland Press, Inc., 2011.Description: xvii, 390 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:

9781577667155
1577667158

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

PN 1993.7 S788m 2011

Contents:

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

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	PN 1993.7 S788m 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00000186836

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.

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