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Informationen zum Autor Vincent LoBrutto is an instructor of editing and film history at the School of Visual Arts in New York, NY. Klappentext Though movies have remained our foremost cultural pastime for over 100 years, many of us still know very little about the tools used to create them. In this groundbreaking new book, Vincent LoBrutto provides an enjoyable and accessible education in the art of cinema: using 50 landmark films spanning the history of the medium, LoBrutto illustrates such important concepts as editing, production design, cinematography, sound, screen acting, narrative structure, and various genres, nationalities, and film eras. Each concept is illustrated by the selection of a film that epitomizes its use, so that readers will learn about film authorship in Citizen Kane , multiplot narrative in Nashville , widescreen filmmaking in Rebel without a Cause , and screen violence in The Wild Bunch . Explaining the various tricks of the moviemaking trade, Becoming Film Literate offers a crash course in cinema, one designed to give even the novice reader a solid introduction to this complex and multifaceted medium.Though movies have remained our foremost cultural pastime for over 100 years, many of us still know very little about the tools used to create them. In this groundbreaking new book, Vincent LoBrutto provides an enjoyable and accessible education in the art of cinema: using 50 landmark films spanning the history of the medium, LoBrutto illustrates such important concepts as editing, production design, cinematography, sound, screen acting, narrative structure, and various genres, nationalities, and film eras. Each concept is illustrated by the selection of a film that epitomizes its use, so that readers will learn about film authorship in Citizen Kane , multiplot narrative in Nashville , widescreen filmmaking in Rebel without a Cause , and screen violence in The Wild Bunch .Providing a unique opportunity to become acquainted with important movies and the elements of their greatness, Becoming Film Literate offers a crash course in cinema, one designed to give even the novice reader a solid introduction to this complex and multifaceted medium. Zusammenfassung Though movies have remained our foremost cultural pastime for over 100 years! many of us still know very little about the tools used to create them. Illustrates important concepts such as! editing! production design! cinematography! screen acting and more. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction Non-Linear Storytelling: Amores Perros Transformation of the American Comedy: Annie Hall Tableau Narrative Structure and Sound Design: Apocalypse Now The Body as Cinematic Landscape: L'Avventura Editing: Russian Montage: The Battleship Potemkin Italian Neorealism: The Bicycle Thief Production Design: Blade Runner Dream State: Blue Velvet The Period Film as Mirror for the Present: Bonnie and Clyde Expressionism in Cinema: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Classical Hollywood Film Style: Cassablanca Surrealism in Cinema: Un Chien Andalou The Authorial Voice: Citizen Kane Shot Structure: The Crowd Thematic Unity: The Decalogue Mythopoetic Film: Dog Star Man Political Objectives through Cinematic Storytelling: Do the Right Thing Film Noir: Double Idemnity The Personal Film: 8 1/2 Animation and Music: Fantasia An American Musical: 42nd Street New York Filmmaking: The French Connection Period Comedy: The General Parallel Storytelling: Intolerance French New Wave: Jules and Jim The Epic: Lawrence of Arabia The Political Thriller: The Manchurian Candidate Self-Referential Cinema: Man with the Movie Camera Architecture in Production Design: Metropolis Roots of Documentary Film: Nanook of the North Multiplot, Multicharacter Narrative: Nashville Method Act...
