How movies work [[electronic resource] /] / Bruce F. Kawin

• Autore: Kawin Bruce F. <1945->
• Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1992
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvi, 574 p., [16] p. of plates ) : ill. (some col.)
• Disciplina: 791.43
• Soggetto topico: Motion pictures; Cinematography; Motion picture industry; Music, Dance, Drama & Film; Film
• Note generali: Originally published: New York : Macmillan, 1987.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 523-529) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Part I: Film and the Physical World -- 1. Film Appreciation -- 2. Parts and Wholes -- 3. Primary Categories -- 4. Montage and Mise-en-Scene in the Narrative Film -- Part II: From Shot to Sequence -- 1. Raw Materials -- 2. The Frame -- 3. Black-and-White and Color -- 4. The Soundtrack -- 5. The Shot -- 6. The Scene -- 7. The Sequence -- Part III: The Him Artist and the Movie Business -- 1. Who Makes a Movie? -- 2. Development -- 3. Pre-production -- 4. Production -- 5. Post-production -- 6. Distribution -- For Further Reading -- A Note to the Instructor -- Glossary of Key Terms -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: How Movies Work, offers the filmgoer an engaging and informative guide to the appreciation and evaluation of films. It provides a comprehensive consideration of movies from idea to script, casting, financing, shooting and distribution. Bruce Kawin addresses the book not just to students of film but to any filmgoer curious to know more about the process of the conception and creation of our favorite entertainment and art form.
• Titolo autorizzato: How movies work
• ISBN: 0-520-91216-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996248198103316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno
• Serie: ACLS Humanities E-Book.