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The Moving Image: A Guide to Cinematic Literacy

Author
Robert Gessner
Publisher
E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.
Place
New York, NY
Type
Manuscript, text or essay
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ETC2364

Abstract

The Moving Image: A Guide to Cinematic Literacy. This unique book is a pioneer exploration of what is fundamental in cinema as a story-telling art form. Content's chapters follow: Preface, Introduction, Conflict in Cinema, Focusing Conflict, Conflict and Character, Idea into Action Through Character, Intercharacter Relations, Structuring Conflict, The Obligatory Scene, Scene Climax, Orchestration of Shots, The Faces of Time, The Faces of Time Edited, The Auditory Image, and Refinements. Appendices follow: Bibliography, Glossary, Fifteen Tests for Plastic Sensitivity, Visual Memory and Visual Intelligence, Evaluation Chart, Sources for Film Rentals, and Index.
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Robert Gessner. The Moving Image: A Guide to Cinematic Literacy. E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc. 1968.

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The Moving Image: A Guide to Cinematic Literacy. This unique book is a pioneer exploration of what is fundamental in cinema as a story-telling art form. Content's chapters follow: Preface, Introduction, Conflict in Cinema, Focusing Conflict, Conflict and Character, Idea into Action Through Character, Intercharacter Relations, Structuring Conflict, The Obligatory Scene, Scene Climax, Orchestration of Shots, The Faces of Time, The Faces of Time Edited, The Auditory Image, and Refinements. Appendices follow: Bibliography, Glossary, Fifteen Tests for Plastic Sensitivity, Visual Memory and Visual Intelligence, Evaluation Chart, Sources for Film Rentals, and Index.

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