The Edgar-Hunt, Robert creator author. Marland, John. Rawle, Steven. text bibliography enk 2015 Second edition. monographic eng

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216 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm "Becoming an effective filmmaker involves being deliberately mindful of the structures and conventions that allow film to communicate meaning to a global audience. The Language of Film explores complex topics such as semiotics, narrative, intertextuality, ideology and the aesthetics of film in a clear and straightforward style, enabling you to apply these ideas and techniques to your own analysis or film-making. With full-colour film stills, in-depth case studies and a wide range of practical exercises, The Language of Film will help you to make the transition from consumer to practitioner - from someone who just responds to the language of film, to someone who actively uses it. In the second edition, a new chapter examines how sound contributes to narrative and space to tell stories, create imaginary worlds and shape the realist (and often non-realist) effect of cinema. Along with two case studies from the first edition, Seven (dir: David Fincher) and Citizen Kane (dir: Orson Welles), the second edition also includes five new case studies: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (dir: Ben Stiller), Dead Man's Shoes (dir: Shane Meadows), Hero (dir: Yimou Zhang), Berberian Sound Studio (d: Peter Strickland) and Psycho (d: Alfred Hitchcock)"-- Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 - Semiotics: Images; The Visual Mind; Reading the Signs; Making Meaning; Codes and Filters; Case study: Seven (d: David Fincher, US); Chapter 1 Summary. Chapter 2 - Narrative: Theories of Storytelling; Structuralism; Theories of Structure; Genette's Narrative Discourse; Case Study: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (dir: Ben Stiller); Chapter 2 Summary. Chapter 3 - Intertextuality: Text; Quotation; Allusion; Cult Film; Genre; Case Study: Citizen Kane (dir: Orson Welles); Chapter 3 Summary. Chapter 4 - Ideology: Ideological Analysis; Realism; Ideology and Genre; Case study: Dead Man's Shoes (dir: Shane Meadows); Chapter 4 Summary. Chapter 5 - Frames and Images: The Shot; Distance, Height and Framing; Mise en Scene; The Mobile Camera Frame; Time and the Long Take; Case Study: Hero (dir: Yimou Zhang); Chapter 5 Summary.Chapter 6 - Sound: Film: An Audio-visual Medium; Sound Properties; Diegetic and Non-diegetic Sound; Off-screen Space and Audio; The voice; Music; Case study: Berberian Sound Studio (dir: David Strickland); Chapter 6 Summary.Chapter 7 - Constructing Meaning: Continuity Editing; Discontinuity Editing; Montage; Pacing; Space; Case study: Psycho (dir: Alfred Hitchcock); Chapter 7 Summary.Conclusion. Robert Edgar, John Marland, Steven Rawle. "First published in 2010." Includes bibliographical references and index. Motion pictures School of Business and Education Motion pictures School of Business and Education Cinematography School of Business and Education ART / Film & Video School of Business and Education PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / Direction & Production School of Business and Education PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / Reference School of Business and Education PN1995 .E345 2015 791.43014 ART057000 PER004010 PER004040 9781472575241 (paperback) 2014041192 KyUL 141107 20250613162556.0 18364775 eng