Author:
Cutting, James E. author.
ImprintNew York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Descriptionxiv, 382 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Note:The Power of Movies and a Method to Study It -- Popular Movies and Technology -- Viewing and Lenses -- Mise-en-Cadre -- Transitions -- An Interlude on Shots and Cultural Change -- Shots and Sound -- The Most Important Shot in Popular Cinema -- Continuity, Discontinuity, and Scenes -- Montages, Sequences, and Syntagmas -- Stories and Their Parts -- Narrational Complexity -- The Web and Flow of Popular Cinema -- Structure, Engagement, and Evolution.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-354) and index.
Note:This book traces the development of popular cinema from its inception to the present day to understand why humankind has expanded its viewing of popular movies over the last century. Using hundreds of shots from a wide range of films, this book considers how the visual elements impact our perception, understanding, and emotional responses to specific scenes, all of which have evolved over the course of cinematic history.
Note:Recommended in Resources for College Libraries.
