Description
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Oumano's work shines—she offers the choicest nuggets and insights by filmmakers talking about their art." -- Wheeler Winston Dixon * coauthor of A Short History of Film *
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Cinema Today is a fascinating look at film as an art form. Oumano's book is an outstanding contribution to the field, crammed full of essential information about the production process and enlightening details of personal experiences that any aspiring filmmaker can use." * Foreword Reviews *
"Oumano's work shines—she offers the choicest nuggets and insights by filmmakers talking about their art." -- Wheeler Winston Dixon * coauthor of A Short History of Film *
"
Cinema Today is a fascinating look at film as an art form. Oumano's book is an outstanding contribution to the field, crammed full of essential information about the production process and enlightening details of personal experiences that any aspiring filmmaker can use." * Foreword Reviews *
Table of ContentsIntroduction
Acknowledgments
1. Cinematography
2. Cinema and Sound
3. Working with Actors
4. Cinematic Rhythm and Structure
5. The Process: Pre-Production, Production, and Post-Production
6. The Business: Financing, Distribution, and Exhibition
7. Cinema, Art, and Reality
8. The Viewer
9. Cinema and Society
Profiles of the Filmmakers
