{"product_id":"the-critical-practice-of-film-an-introduction-9780230229761","title":"The Critical Practice of Film An Introduction","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eELSPETH KYDD is a Senior Lecturer in Film Studies and Video Production at the University of the West of England. She has taught, researched and published in film and television studies for nearly twenty years, as well as being an active documentary videomaker. This book developed from teaching integrated theory-practice film courses at universities in the US and UK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVehicle Movement  Operator Movement  SUMMARY AND KEY QUESTIONS  WANT TO LEARN MORE?  Chapter 7 Mise-en-Scene  LEARNING OBJECTIVES  WHAT IS MISE-EN-SCENE?  THE ELEMENTS OF DESIGN  Setting  Studio Sets  On Location  Costume Design  Costume and Authenticity  Narrative and Thematic Use of Costumes  Aesthetic Use of Costumes  Ideological Use of Costumes  Make Up  Props  DIRECTION  Continuity Staging  Alternatives to Continuity Staging  PERFORMANCE AS AN ELEMENT OF MISE-EN-SCENE  Acting Styles  How an Actor Develops a Role  Performance in Stage Beauty  SUMMARY AND KEY QUESTIONS  WANT TO LEARN MORE?  Chapter 8 Sound  LEARNING OBJECTIVES  SOUND IN FILM  THE CIRCLE OF SOUND  TYPES OF SOUND  Listening Well  Where is that Sound Coming From?  Voice  Sound Effects  Ambiance  Sound Recording  Sound Mixing  An Example Of Sound Types: 'Truck Stop'  NARRATIVE SOUND  Sound in the World of the Narrative  Sound and the Narrative Order  An Example of Sound in Narrative: Distant Voices, Still Lives  SUMMARY AND KEY QUESTIONS  WANT TO LEARN MORE?  Chapter 9 Editing  LEARNING OBJECTIVES  THE FINAL STAGES  TRANSITIONS  THE CONTINUITY SYSTEM  180° Space  Shot Selection  30° Rule and Jump Cuts  Adding Complexity to the Scene  Ideological Significance of Continuity Editing  THE AESTHETIC TECHNIQUES OF EDITING  Graphic Matching  Cutting on Movement  Pace and Rhythm  Pacing within the Scene and within the Film  Pacing for Different Types of Screen Action  EDITING AND THE WORLD OF THE NARRATIVE  Time Manipulation through Editing  Linking Spaces  Inserts  MONTAGE  Eisenstein and The Montage of Conflict  SUMMARY AND KEY QUESTIONS  WANT TO LEARN MORE?  Chapter 10 Music  LEARNING OBJECTIVES  LISTENING TO A FILM  SOURCES OF FILM MUSIC  ADDING MUSIC TO A FILM  Adding Music to Your Own Film or Video  MUSIC IN THE WORLD OF THE NARRATIVE  MUSICAL THEMES  MUSIC AND MEANING  THE IDEOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF FILM MUSIC  MUSIC IN THE LORD OF THE RINGS  SUMMARY AND KEY QUESTIONS  WANT TO LEARN MORE?  PART 4 ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL PRACTICE  Chapter 11 Interpretation and Analysis of Film  LEARNING OBJECTIVES  WRITING ABOUT FILM  METHODS OF WRITING ABOUT FILM  The Film Review  Historical Research Essay  Critical Analysis of Film  Theoretical Interpretation of Film  ANALYZING A FILM  The Need for Description  Identifying the Cinematic Techniques  Examining How the Cinematic Techniques Tell the Story  Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Storytelling Techniques  INTERPRETING A FILM  Interpretation of Gender Identities  Women in Film  Gender in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes  The Ideologies of Race  Analyzing Race  Race in Raiders of the Lost Ark  Relating a Film to its Context of Creation  Autuer Analysis  Genre Analysis  National Cinemas  ANALYZING YOUR OWN CREATIVE PRACTICE  SUMMARY AND KEY QUESTIONS  WANT TO LEARN MORE?  Chapter 12 Critical Practice in Action  LEARNING OBJECTIVES  CRITICAL PRACTITIONERS  THE CRITICAL PRACTICE OF THE SOVIET MONTAGE THEORISTS  The Context of Montage  The Kuleshov Experiments  Eisenstein and Pudovkin  Montage in Practice: The End of St. Petersburg  THE CRITICAL PRACTICE OF THE FRENCH NEW WAVE  The Context of the French New Wave  The Theory of the French New Wave  An Example of the French New Wave: Breathless  THE CRITICAL PRACTICE OF THIRD CINEMA  The Context of Third Cinema  Theories of Third Cinema  An Example of Third Cinema Memories of Underdevelopment  CRITICAL PRACTICE IN FEMINIST FILM  Feminist Alternatives to Mainstream Cinema  The Films of Agnes Varda  CRITICAL PRACTICE AND THE NEW QUEER CINEMA The Context of New Queer Cinema  Queer Theory and New Queer Cinema  New Queer Cinema in Action  CRITICAL PRACTICE IN POPULAR CULT FILM  Critical Practice in The Matrix  SUMMARY AND KEY QUESTIONS  WANT TO LEARN MORE?  Bibliography  Glossary.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017657483607,"sku":"9780230229761","price":37.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780230229761.jpg?v=1750774255","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-critical-practice-of-film-an-introduction-9780230229761","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}