Understanding the film

Professional Profiles = ix Foreword = xi Introduction = xiii 1. The Most Popular Art Form = 1 What Is Film? = 1 Why Are Films So Popular? = 2 Movies Are Big Business = 6 Who Sees Films? = 8 Which Films Are the Most Popular? = 9 Filmmaking Takes Planning = 10 Is the Most Popular Best? = 12 Film Is the World = 21 Reflections and Activities = 22 2. The World of Film = 28 Who Makes Movies? = 28 Why Make Films? = 29 Genre of Films = 32 The Film World = 47 Rating the Movies = 50 3. Viewing the Film: The First Level of Understanding = 59 Film Images = 59 The Language of Film = 61 Seeing Film = 62 4. Perceiving the Film: The Next Level of Understanding = 70 Perception = 70 Film Helps Us to See = 71 Perception: A Puzzle = 72 Twelve Factors That Influence What We See = 74 5. The Language of Film = 89 The Filmmaker's Magic = 89 Film Techniques = 90 Camera Work = 90 Film Is Planned = 100 Sound and Music = 100 Optical and Video Effects = 101 Editing = 103 Lighting = 106 Color vs. Black and White = 106 Composition = 109 Summing It Up = 109 6. Editing the Film = 115 Film Editing = 115 An Editor on the Set = 117 After the Shooting Stops = 119 The Making of an Editor = 121 The Cutting Starts = 124 Editing on Videotape = 124 Choosing Shots and Sequences = 125 Putting It Back Together = 128 Adding Final Touches = 129 Editing for Sound = 130 Music = 134 Changing Techniques = 137 How an Editor Feels About Editing = 139 7. From Script to Film: A Case Study = 150 A Second Look = 150 After Release = 158 8. Motion Pictures for Television = 162 Made-for-Television Films = 162 "The American Experience" = 163 Making Historical Documentaries Effective = 164 Evolution During Production = 166 A Family Gathering = 167 The Process of Discovery = 168 Bringing the Past to Life = 170 9. Evaluating Film: Does It Work? = 179 Learning to See = 179 The Elements of Film = 182 Entertainment Value = 197 Learning Value = 198 Artistic Value = 198 Evaluating Other Films = 200 10. Discussing Film: Reacting to What Is Seen and Heard = 209 Critiquing Films = 209 Approaches to Studying Films = 211 Other Approaches = 216 Expressing Your Reactions: Examples = 218 11. Evaluating the Film: How Do Professionals Do It? = 243 The Critics—What Do They Do? = 243 Role of the Critic = 247 12. Directors and Directing = 263 Film Directors = 263 D. W. Griffith = 268 Other Early Directors = 271 Directors Organize = 276 The Directors' Responsibilities = 279 Directing Episodic Television = 281 "Reaching" the Audience = 284 Appendix = 293 National Film Registry = 293 Index = 295

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