The Art of the Short Fiction Film: A Shot by Shot Study of Nine Modern Classics
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David Bordwell, Jacques Ledoux Professor of Film Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
"A pleasure...creative imagination...careful analysis...rich array of archive materials...unprecedented detail...should become the definitive work on the subject."
Book Description
This work is the first of its kind to single out individual short fiction films for comprehensive presentation and close study. Two Men and a Wardrobe (Roman Polanski, Poland, 1958, 15 min.), Coffee and Cigarettes (Jim Jarmusch, USA, 1986, 6 min.), Sunday (John Lawlor, Ireland, 1988, 8 min.), Cat's Cradle (Liz Hughes, Australia, 1991, 12 min.), Eating Out (Pal Sletaune, Norway, 1993, 7 min.), Come (Marianne Olsen Ulrichsen, Norway, 1995, 4.5 min.), Wind (Marcell Ivanyi, Hungary, 1996, 6 min.), Possum (Brad McGann, New Zealand, 1997, 14 min.), and The War Is Over (Nina Mimica, Italy, 1997, 7 min.) are the nine short fiction films studied.
The films represent a broad range of storytelling approaches and a number of very different film cultures. Each film has a chapter of its own, including a shot-by-shot reproduction of the film with a still from every shot. In most cases, an interview with the director and an original screenplay and storyboard is also included. The book also describes a new conceptual model, derived from the films studied in the work, which can be used both for analyzing the ways in which a short fiction film tells its story and as a set of guidelines for student filmmakers writing their own screenplays.
The Art of the Short Fiction Film: A Shot by Shot Study of Nine Modern Classics
The Art of the Short Fiction Film: A Shot by Shot Study of Nine Modern Classics,Richard Raskin,McFarland & Company,078641183X,Film & Video - General,Film & Video - Guides & Reviews,History and criticism,Performing Arts,Performing Arts/Dance,Pop Arts / Pop Culture,Short films
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