- 304 pages
- English
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About this book
This volume can rightfully be called "a film school in a single book." Investigating and analyzing the elements and concepts of motion picture creation, this book looks closely at 25 films that represent a wide range of styles and subjects. Although most motion picture viewers have seen numerous movies in their lifetime, few in the general public have a firm and deep understanding of how motion pictures are created, or a grasp of the intricacies of cinematic storytelling and content. By presenting 25 films, American and international, Hollywood and independent, this book educates and enlightens readers about the details of the motion picture creation process. Some readers will have viewed certain films in the volume, but many will be introduced to major cinematic works within the canon of great and essential films for the very first time. Topics explored include animation, period films, editing, directorial style, and non-linear cinematic structure. Readers will learn about the origin of the jump cut in Breathless, time and space in Hiroshima Mon Amour, and the editing in Orson Welles's essay film F is for Fake. The Art and Craft of Motion Pictures: 25 Movies to Make You Film Literate will educate the novice and avid moviegoer alike about the inner workings of this dynamic, popular, and culturally significant art form.
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Table of contents
- Cover page
- Halftitle page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- chapter one Editing Choreography in an Autobiographical Film
- chapter two The Ultimate Period Film
- chapter three The Origin of the Creative Jump Cut
- chapter four Surrealism David Lynch Style
- chapter five Nonfiction, Diary, Essay Filmmaking, and Editing as a Magician’s Tool
- chapter six Remakes The Flight of the Phoenix (1965), Flight of the Phoenix (2004)
- chapter seven The Documentary as an Investigative Tool
- chapter eight Time and Space
- chapter nine Fantasy as Reality
- chapter ten Destruction of the Well-Made Hollywood Movie
- chapter eleven The Adult Film as Art Film
- chapter twelve Birth of the Independent Cinema
- chapter thirteen Parallel Storytelling, Character Connections
- chapter fourteen Mental State as Narrative
- chapter fifteen Teamwork On and Off the Screen
- chapter sixteen Tempo, Content, and Directorial Style
- chapter seventeen Nonlinear Structure
- chapter eighteen The Camera as Instigator
- chapter nineteen The Graphic Novel Comes Cinematically Alive
- chapter twenty The Perfect Silent Film
- chapter twenty-one Tatami Camera Style
- chapter twenty-two The Tall Tale The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
- chapter twenty-three The Essential Road Movie
- chapter twenty-four The 45 Minute and 56 Second Shot
- chapter twenty-five Stranger in a Strange Land: Exploring the Possibilities of the Detective Film
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author