Figures traced in light : on cinematic staging /
Bordwell, David.
Figures traced in light : on cinematic staging / David Bordwell. - Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press, 2005. - 330 p. : ill. (some col.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A film tells its story not only through dialogue and actors' performances, but also through the director's control of movement and shot design. This is a detailed consideration of how cinematic staging carries the story, expresses emotion, and beguiles the audience through pictorial composition.
9780520241978 (pbk.) : 15.95 9780520232266 (hbk.) : 38.95
Motion pictures--Production and direction.
Auteur theory (Motion pictures)
Performing Arts.
PN1995.9.P7 / B635 2005
791.4302 BOR
Figures traced in light : on cinematic staging / David Bordwell. - Berkeley, Calif. ; London : University of California Press, 2005. - 330 p. : ill. (some col.)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A film tells its story not only through dialogue and actors' performances, but also through the director's control of movement and shot design. This is a detailed consideration of how cinematic staging carries the story, expresses emotion, and beguiles the audience through pictorial composition.
9780520241978 (pbk.) : 15.95 9780520232266 (hbk.) : 38.95
Motion pictures--Production and direction.
Auteur theory (Motion pictures)
Performing Arts.
PN1995.9.P7 / B635 2005
791.4302 BOR