Film production theory / Jean-Pierre Geuens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Geuens, Jean Pierre.

Series:

SUNY series, cultural studies in cinema/video

The SUNY series, cultural studies in cinema/video

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Production and direction.

Motion pictures.

Motion pictures--Philosophy.

Physical Description:

ix, 299 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2000]

Summary:

Most serious film books during the last twenty years have focused on theoretical issues, film history, or film analyses, leaving production to the side. This text, however, designed for beginning film production courses, fills that void, opening the production process to pertinent, argumentative notions and incorporating material from Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, Lyotard, and Derrida, among others. Although Geuens covers screenwriting, lighting, staging, and framing, among other production issues, he avoids the strictly vocational or "professional" approach to film teaching currently applied to most production courses.

Geuens reevaluates what cinema could be, to revive its full powers and attend to the mystery of the creative process. To counter Hollywood's normative machinery, he suggests taking back from the professionals important notions they have arrogated for themselves but rarely act upon: artistry, passion, and engagement.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Cinema: The State of the Art 1

Chapter 2 Art/Entertainment 35

Chapter 3 The Film School 55

Chapter 4 Writing 81

Chapter 5 Staging 111

Chapter 6 Lighting 149

Chapter 7 The Frame 171

Chapter 8 Sound 197

Chapter 9 Editing 225

Chapter 10 Envoi 255.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-299).

ISBN:

0791445259

0791445267

OCLC:

42842447