Movies and meaning : an introduction to film / / Stephen Prince

• Autore: Prince Stephen <1955->
• Pubblicazione: Harlow, Essex, England : , : Pearson, , [2014]; ©2014
• Edizione: Sixth edition, Pearson new international edition.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (384 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 791.43
• Soggetto topico: Motion pictures
• Note generali: "Pearsonal New International Edition."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Table of Contents -- Glossary -- 1. Film Structure -- 2. Cinematography -- 3. Production Design -- 4. Acting -- 5. Editing: Making the Cut -- 6. Principles of Sound Design -- 7. The Nature of Narrative in Film -- 8. Visual Effects -- 9. Modes of Screen Reality -- Index -- 1.
• Sommario/riassunto: This comprehensive introduction to film text focuses on three topics: how movies express meanings, how viewers understand those meanings, and how cinema functions globally as both an art and a business. Using clear, accessible, and jargon-free writing, this is the only introductory film text to examine the elements of film style and the viewer's contribution to the cinema experience. How do viewers interpret the effects filmmakers create? How do filmmakers anticipate, and build on, the likely ways viewers will react to certain kinds of stories and audio-visual designs? The text examines both how filmmakers create images and sounds and the mechanisms and processes by which viewers make sense of images and stories on screen. This approach helps students understand not only the basic concepts but also how their own reactions and opinions impact the overall film experience.
• Titolo autorizzato: Movies and meaning
• ISBN: 1-292-05496-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910153062503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Pearson custom library.