Understanding the Film

Introduction = xiii Chapter 1. The Most Popular Art Form = 1 What Is Film? = 1 Why Are Films So Popular? = 3 Movies Are Big Business = 6 Where Are Films Seen—and by Whom? = 8 Which Films Are the Most Popular? = 10 Rating the Movies = 11 Planning a Film = 14 Is the Most Popular Film the Best? = 16 Film Is the World = 21 Career Profile: Visual Effects Supervisor, Dennis Muren = 25 Chapter 2. The World of Film = 29 Who Makes Movies? = 29 Why Make Films? = 30 Genre of Films = 34 The Film World = 47 An Examination of Canadian Film = 52 Expanding Your Understanding of Film = 54 Career Profile: Independent Filmmaker, Suzie Mukherjee = 58 Chapter 3. Motion Pictures for Television and Video Release = 61 Making Movies for Television = 61 The American Experience Series = 64 Making Effective Historical Documentaries = 65 A Family Gathering = 67 The Process of Discovery = 69 The Way West = 70 Bringing the Past to Life = 72 Career Profile: Actor, James Earl Jones = 75 Career Profile: Script Supervisor, Gillian Murphy = 77 Chapter 4. The Language of Film = 81 The Filmmaker’s Magic = 81 Film Techniques = 82 Camera Work = 83 Film Is Planned = 91 Sound = 91 Visual Effects = 92 Lighting = 97 Color vs. Black and White = 98 Composition = 100 Career Profile: Screenwriter, Callie Khouri = 105 Chapter 5. Editing the Film = 109 The Film Editing Process = 109 The Film Editor’s Role = 112 Reading: Magic Cuts, Richard Breyer = 113 After the Shooting Stops = 119 The Cutting Starts = 120 Reading: Post Production Editing, David Lewis Yewdall, M.P.S.E. = 122 Music = 133 Changing Techniques = 136 The Making of an Editor = 138 Career Profile: Film Editor, Sheldon Kane = 143 Career Profile: Makeup Artist, Michael Westmore = 145 Career Profile: Costume Designer, Robert Blackman = 147 Chapter 6. From. Script to Film = 151 A Case Study: Twins = 154 After Release = 162 Career Profile: Production Designer, Charles Rosen = 166 Career Profile: Producer, Howard Kazanjian = 168 Chapter 7. Directors and Directing = 171 The Director’s Personality = 171 The Director’s Role = 173 The Director’s Responsibilities = 175 The Director’s Decisions = 176 D. W. Griffith = 177 Other Early Directors = 180 Directors Organize = 184 The Rise of the Independent Filmmaker = 187 Directing Television Movies and Series = 190 The Making of a Director = 192 Reaching the Audience = 195 Career Profile: Director, Ivan Reitman = 199 Chapter 8. Viewing the Film = 201 Film Images = 201 The Language of Film = 204 Seeing Film = 205 Career Profile: Actor, Alfre Woodard = 211 Career Profile: Actor, Edward James Olmos = 214 Chapter 9. Perceiving the Film = 217 The Importance of Perception = 217 Film Helps Us to See = 219 Perception: A Puzzle = 220 Factors That Influence What We See = 223 Career Profile: Director of Photography, Vilmos Zsigmond = 225 Chapter 10. Evaluating the Film = 239 Learning to Criticize a Film = 239 The Elements of Film = 243 How Does the Film Work for You? = 258 Entertainment Value = 258 Educational Value = 259 Artistic Value = 260 Evaluating Other Films = 262 Career Profile: Film Composer, Patrick Williams = 266 Career Profile: Actor, Jack Lemmon = 268 Career Profile: Actor, Debbie Reynolds = 270 Chapter 11. Discussing the Film = 273 Reacting to What Is Seen and Heard = 273 Approaches to Studying Film = 276 Analyzing Film = 282 Expressing Your Reactions: Examples = 286 Career Profile: Casting Director, Reuben Cannon = 309 Chapter 12. Reviewing the Film = 313 How Do Professionals Do It? = 313 What Do Critics Look For? = 315 A Television Film Critic = 318 How Four Critics Reviewed My Family = 319 Researching Film Reviews = 324 Reviews of My Family = 325 Career Profile: Film Critic, Gene Siskel = 336 Appendix: National Film Registry (Library of Congress film list) = 339 Index = 343

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