Aesthetics and the cinematic narrative : an introduction / by Michael Peter Bolus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bolus, Michael Peter, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Aesthetics.

Motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 163 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

London : Anthem Press 2019.

Summary:

Since the inception of cinema in the late nineteenth century, filmmakers have employed a wide array of precursory aesthetic strategies in the conception and creation of their disparate works. The existence of these traditional antecedents have afforded filmmakers a diverse range of technical and artistic applications towards the construction of their respective cinematic narratives. Furthermore, the socio-political and cultural contexts in which films are conceived often inform the manner in which particular aesthetic sensibilities are selected and deployed. 'Aesthetics and the Cinematic Narrative' provides a concise historical survey of Aesthetics as a practical philosophical discipline and applies several of its underlying principles to the examination of filmic storytelling.

Contents:

Introduction: art and aesthetics

Myth and parable

Realism and abstraction

Classicism and romanticism

Escapism and formalism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Sep 2019).

ISBN:

1-78308-983-0

1-78308-982-2