Film style and the World War II combat genre / by Stuart Bender.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bender, Stuart, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Motion pictures and the war.

World War, 1939-1945.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (343 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Film Style and the World War II Combat Genre is a detailed examination of the stylistic means by which filmmakers depict stories of combat. The work furthers contemporary discussions by analyzing a range of World War II combat films to a degree of detail which has previously escaped critical attention. This substantial examination of cinematography, sound, editing and acting in a range of movies including Saving Private Ryan, Windtalkers, Bataan, and Objective Burma! demonstrates the importance...

Contents:

CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PART I: THEORY, CRITICISM, AND COMBAT FILM STYLE; CHAPTER ONE - INTRODUCTION ; CHAPTER TWO - CRITICISM AS A PRACTICE; CHAPTER THREE - ALTERNATIVE FILM STUDIES; CHAPTER FOUR - QUENTIN TARANTINO''S IN GLORIOUS BASTARDS (2009); PART II: STYLE IN THE WW2 COMBAT FILMS OF THE 1940's AND 2000's; INTRODUCTION TO PART TWO ; CHAPTER FIVE - EDITING OR MISE-EN-SCENE; CHAPTER SIX - CINEMATOGRAPHY; CHAPTER SEVEN - SOUND; CHAPTER EIGHT - THE PERFORMANCE AND REPRESENTATION OF DEATH IN COMBAT; PART III: REALISM, STYLE, AND THE IMAGINATION

INTRODUCTION TO PART THREE CHAPTER NINE - ""GETTING THE SHOT""; CHAPTER TEN - "I'LL SEE YOU ON THE BEACH"; CHAPTER ELEVEN - CONCLUSION; NOTES; LIST OF FILMS AND VIDEO GAMES CITED; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4438-6549-4

OCLC:

887507827