How to Watch a Movie / / David Thomson
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| Autore: |
Thomson David <1592-1628, >
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| Titolo: |
How to Watch a Movie / / David Thomson
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| Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Alfred A. Knopf, , [2015] |
| ©2015 | |
| Edizione: | First edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (209 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 791.43015 |
| Soggetto topico: | Motion pictures - Appreciation |
| Cinematography | |
| Nota di contenuto: | Intro -- Other Titles -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Dedication -- Epigraph -- Chapter 1: Are We Having Fun? -- Chapter 2: Screens -- Chapter 3: Alone Together? -- Chapter 4: See It Once, Watch It Twice? -- Chapter 5: Watching and Seeing -- Chapter 6: What Is Cinematic Information? -- Chapter 7: What Is a Shot? -- Chapter 8: What Is a Cut, and Does It Hurt? -- Chapter 9: What Do You Hear? -- Chapter 10: What Is a Story, and Does It Matter? -- Chapter 11: Who Makes These Movies? -- Chapter 12: What Does a Hero Do? -- Chapter 13: Can You See the Money? -- Chapter 14: The Document and the Dream -- Chapter 15: Where Is the Screen? -- Acknowledgments -- A Note About the Author. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | From one of the most admired critics of our time, brilliant insights into the act of watching movies and an enlightening discussion about how to derive more from any film experience. Since first publishing his landmark Biographical Dictionary of Film in 1975 (recently released in its sixth edition), David Thomson has been one of our most provocative authorities on all things cinema. Now he offers his most inventive exploration of the medium yet: guiding us through each element of the viewing experience, considering the significance of everything from what we see and hear on-screen-actors, shots, cuts, dialogue, music-to the specifics of how, where, and with whom we do the viewing. With customary candor and wit, Thomson delivers keen analyses of a range of films from classics such as Psycho and Citizen Kane to contemporary fare such as 12 Years a Slave and All Is Lost, revealing how to more deeply appreciate both the artistry and (yes) manipulation of film, and how watching movies approaches something like watching life itself. Discerning, funny, and utterly unique, How to Watch a Movie is a welcome twist on a classic proverb: Give a movie fan a film, she'll be entertained for an hour or two; teach a movie fan to watch, his experience will be enriched forever. From the Hardcover edition. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | How to Watch a Movie |
| ISBN: | 1-101-87540-2 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910160758703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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