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The innocence of the eye : a filmmaker's guide / Ed Spiegel.

Van Pelt Library PN1995.9.P7 S667 2002
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Spiegel, Ed. (Edward), 1922-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Motion pictures--Production and direction.
Motion pictures.
Cinematography.
Physical Description:
ix, 179 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Edition:
First edition.
Place of Publication:
Los Angeles : Silman-James Press, [2002]
Contents:
Documentary, Stage, and Drama: A History 9
The Screen 22
Perceiving the Image: Filmic Grammar 23
"All Is Not as It Seems!" Real and Apparent Movement 27
Movement and Empathy 33
Movement and Intensity 36
The Technique of Filmic Analysis 38
Contrasting Motion With Stillness 62
Geography and the Window 65
The Look: Motion Picture Continuum of the Battle Sequence in Joan of Arc 68
Visual Incidentals: Moving or Stationary Camera 75
Reverse Motion 80
Three Dimensions and the World Within the Frame 82
Fantasy of the Filmic Eye 84
Suggesting Life Beyond the Frame 85
The Isolation of the Closeup 90
Space and the Wider Angle 92
Linkage: The Editorial Rationale 95
Overlapping Cuts 101
No Cuts at All? 105
The Potential of Editing 108
Intellectual Content 111
Narration and Film 114
Poetry: Film and Word 116
The Hidden Film 120
The Film Story 121
Writing a Filmic Outline 124
Superimposed Images and Metaphor 128
The Soberness of the Shot 130
Maintaining a Consistent Visual Style 131
Sleight of Eye 133
Directing the Visual 135
Light and Shadow 137
Moments 139
Acting for the Camera: A Few Tricks 141
Politicians and Other Amateur Actors 144
The Non-Actor in a Drama 146
The Trained Actor 150
Internal or External Perspective 153
Psychological Preparation for a Shoot 155
Working Within Limitations 157
Sound and Music and the Movie 162
The Worlds of Film and Dreams 164
Filmic Humor 167
The Responsibilities of the Filmmaker 170
Collaboration and Directorial Integrity 172
Where Is Film Today? 174
Slavko Vorkapich: An Afterword 176.
ISBN:
1879505630
OCLC:
50494450

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