Examines how motion pictures communicate and the language systems and techniques used in conveying meaning, and includes production stills that highlight the topics discussed.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

MMC926

Preface 1 Photography: Overview Realism and Formalism The Shots The Angles Light and Dark Color Lenses, Filters, and Stocks Special Effects The Cinematographer Further reading 2 Mise En Scne: Overview The Frame Composition and Design Territorial Space Proxemic Patters Open and Closed Forms Further Reading 3 Movement: Overview Kinetics The Moving Camera Mechanical Distortions of Movement Further Reading 4 Editing: Overview Continuity D.W. Griffith and Classical Cutting Soviet Montage and the Formalist Tradition Andre Bazin and the Tradition of Realism Hitchcock's North by Northwest:Storyboard Version Further Reading 5 Sound: Overview Historical Background Sound Effects Music Musicals Spoken Language Further Reading 6 Acting: Overview Stage and Screen Acting The American Star System Styles of Acting Casting Further Reading 7 Drama: Overview Time, Space, Language The Director Settings and DFcor Costumes and Makeup Further Reading 8 Story: Overview Narration The Spectator The Classical Paradigm Realistic Narratives Formalist Narratives Nonfiction Narratives Genre and Myth Further Reading 9 WRITING Overview The Screenwriter The Screenplay North by Northwest: Reading Version Figurative Comparisons Point of View Literary Adaptations Further Reading 10 IDEOLOGY: Overview The-Left-Center-Right Model Culture, Religion, and Ethnicity Feminism Queer Cinema Tone Further Reading 11 Critique: Overview Theories of Realism Formalist Film Theories The Auteur Theory Eclectic and Synthesizing Approaches Structuralism and Semiology Historiography Further Reading 12 Synthesis: Citizen Kane: Overview Photography Mise en ScTne Movement Editing Sound Acting Drama Story Writing Ideology Critique Further Reading Glossary Index