| Description |
xiv, 286 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Editing choreography in an autobiographical musical : All that jazz -- The ultimate period film : Barry Lyndon -- The origin of the creative jump cut : Breathless -- Surrealism David Lynch style : Eraserhead -- Non-fiction, diary, essay filmmaking, and editing as a magician's tool : F for fake -- Remakes : The flight of the Phoenix (1964), Flight of the Phoenix -- The documentary as an investigative tool : Gimme shelter -- Time and space : Hiroshima mon amour -- Fantasy as reality : King Kong -- Destruction of the well-made Hollywood movie : The last movie -- The adult film as art film : The lickerish quartet -- Birth of the independent cinema : Little fugitive -- Parallel storytelling, character connections : Magnolia -- Mental state as narrative : Memento -- Teamwork on and off the screen : Our daily bread -- Tempo, content, and directorial style : Pickpocket -- Non-linear structure : Pulp fiction -- The camera as instigator : Seconds -- The graphic novel comes cinematically alive : Sin city -- The perfect silent film : Sunrise -- Tatami camera style : Tokyo story -- The tall tale : The treasure of the Sierra Madre -- The essential road movie : Two-lane blacktop -- The 42 minute and 56 second shot : Wavelength -- Stranger in a strange land : exploring the possibilities of the detective film : Witness. |
| Summary |
"This volume is 'a film school in a single book.' Investigating and analyzing the elements and concepts of the creation of films, this book looks closely at 25 films that represent a wide range of styles and subjects"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-275) and index. |
| Subject |
Motion pictures -- Production and direction.
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| ISBN |
9781440839184 (hardcover ; acid-free paper) |
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1440839182 (hardcover ; acid-free paper) |
| Standard No. |
2019014437 |
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