Cinematic Overtures How to Read Opening Scenes

A great movie's first few minutes provide the key to the rest of the film. In Cinematic Overtures, Annette Insdorf discusses the opening sequence, inviting viewers to turn first impressions into deeper understanding of cinematic technique. She offers a series of revelatory readings of individual films by some of cinema's leading directors.

Summary

A great movie’s first few minutes provide the key to the rest of the film. In Cinematic Overtures, Annette Insdorf discusses the opening sequence, inviting viewers to turn first impressions into deeper understanding of cinematic technique. She offers a series of revelatory readings of individual films by some of cinema’s leading directors.

Product details

• Authors: Annette Insdorf, Insdorf Annette
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Content: Book
• Product form: Hardback
• Publication date: 31.10.2017
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV
• EAN: 9780231182249
• ISBN: 978-0-231-18224-9
• Pages: 208
• Series: Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures; Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectur; Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures
• Subjects: Film; PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism; Film Theory & Criticism; Film history, theory or criticism