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How to watch a movie  Cover Image Book Book

How to watch a movie / David Thomson.

Summary:

Now he offers his most inventive exploration of the medium yet: guiding us through each element of the viewing experience, considering the significance of everything from what we see and hear on-screen actors, shots, cuts, dialogue, music to the specifics of how, where, and with whom we do the viewing.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781101875391 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 242 p. ; 22 cm.
  • Edition: 1st ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Are we having fun -- Screens -- Alone together -- See it once, wathc it twice -- Watching and seeing -- What is cinematic information -- What is a shot -- What is a cut, and does it hurt -- What do you hear -- What is a story, and does it matter -- Who makes the movies -- What does a hero do -- Can you see the money -- The document and the dream -- Where is the screen.
Subject: Motion pictures > Appreciation.
Cinematography.

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Grand Forks 791.43015 THO (Text) 35142002590007 Adult Non Fiction Volume hold Available -


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