This is how you make a movie /
Tim Grierson
- London : Laurence King Publishing, 2021
- 192 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (page 186) and index.
Pt. 1: acting -- Method -- Improvisation -- Rehearsal -- Monologue -- Motivation -- Non-professionals -- Pt. 2: directing -- Framing -- Depth of field -- Tracking shot -- Close-up -- Long shot -- Aspect ratio -- Forced perspective -- Canted angle -- Crane shot -- Rule of thirds -- Breaking the fourth wall -- Negative space -- Pt. 3: lighting and camera -- Deep focus -- Chiaroscuro -- Key light and fill light -- Low light -- Golden hour -- Slow motion -- Panning -- Steadicam -- Handheld -- POV shot -- Split diopter -- Split screen -- Zoom -- Pt. 4: editing -- Dissolve, wipe and fade -- Smash cut -- Crosscutting-- Jump cut -- Non-diegetic sound -- Pt. 5: writing -- dialogue -- Voiceover -- Foreshadowing -- Plastic images -- Antagonists amd obstacles -- Theme.
With a twist on the practical moviemaking genre, This is How You Make a Movie brings the subject to life by explaining the terms through the films you know and love. Using key scenes from some of the best-loved movies of all time, Tim Grierson explores everything from cinematography through to the secrets of talking to camera. Depth of focus is explored through Citizen Kane, forced perspective through The Lord of the Rings, and slow motion through Reservoir Dogs. Elegant schematics describe the practical detail, and provide informative background to the highly readable and enjoyable text.