PART ONE: THE EXPRESSIVENESS OF FILM TECHNIQUES Chapter 1: Mise en Scene
SETTINGS
SUBJECTS
COMPOSITION: THE USES OF SPACE
MISE EN SCENE AND THE WORLD OUTSIDE THE FRAME
CLOSE-UP: Mise en Scene in
Citizen Kane SUMMARY
QUESTIONS ABOUT MISE EN SCENE
WORKS CITED
FOR FURTHER READING
Chapter 2: Cinematography FILM STOCK
LIGHTING
THE CAMERA
DIGITAL CINEMATOGRAPHY
CLOSE-UP, Student Essay: Camera Distances and Angles in a Scene from
Reversal of Fortune SUMMARY
QUESTIONS ABOUT CINEMATOGRAPHY
WORKS CITED
FOR FURTHER READING
Chapter 3: Editing EARLY FILM EDITING
BUILDING BLOCKS
CONTINUITY EDITING
IMAGE ON IMAGE AND IMAGE AFTER IMAGE
PACE AND TIME
DIGITAL EDITING
CLOSE-UP: The Expressiveness of Editing (and Other Techniques): An Excerpt from
High Noon SUMMARY
QUESTIONS ABOUT EDITING
WORKS CITED
FOR FURTHER READING
Chapter 4: Sound FILM SOUND: EARLY AND RECENT
COMPONENTS OF THE SOUNDTRACK AND THEIR USES
ADDITIONAL USES OF SOUND
CLOSE-UP, STUDENT ESSAY: Sound in One Minute of
Fatal Attraction CLOSE-UP: Vocals, Sound Effects, and Music in an Excerpt from
Psycho (1960)
SUMMARY
QUESTIONS ABOUT FILM SOUND
WORKS CITED
FOR FURTHER READING
POSTSCRIPT TO PART ONE: OBVIOUS VS. SUBTLE FILM TECHNIQUES
PART TWO: FICTIONAL FILMS Chapter 5: Sources for the Fictional Film
SCREENPLAYS, SHOOTING SCRIPTS, AND STORYBOARDS
INDIVIDUAL SOURCES
MULTIPLE SOURCES
CLOSE-UP, STUDENT ESSAY: "The Dead": Novella to Film
SUMMARY
QUESTIONS ABOUT SOURCES FOR THE FICTIONAL FILM
WORKS CITED
FOR FURTHER READING
Chapter 6: Components of Fictional Films NARRATIVES: FACTUAL AND FICTIONAL
SHORT FICTIONAL FILMS
FULL-LENGTH FICTIONAL FILMS
STRUCTURE
TIME
STYLE
CLOSE-UP: The Plot and Fabula of
Pulp Fiction (1994)
SUMMARY
QUESTIONS ABOUT COMPONENTS OF THE FICTIONAL FILM
WORKS CITED
FOR FURTHER READING
Chapter 7: Types of Fictional Films CLASSICAL HOLLYWOOD CINEMA
OTHER CINEMAS
CLOSE-UP, STUDENT ESSAY:
Out of the Past as Film Noir
SUMMARY
QUESTIONS ABOUT TYPES OF FICTIONAL FILMS
WORKS CITED
FOR FURTHER READING
PART THREE: ALTERNATIVES TO LIVE-ACTION FICTIONAL FILMS Chapter 8: Documentary Films
WHAT ARE DOCUMENTARY FILMS?
WHAT MIGHT DOCUMENTARIES DO?
WHAT ARE STEPS THAT COULD BE USED TO CONSTRUCT DOCUMENTARIES?
HOW DOES FILMMAKING TECHNOLOGY AFFECT THE DOCUMENTARY FILMS MADE?
CLOSE-UP:
Hearts of Darkness:
A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse as a Narrative Documentary Film
SUMMARY
QUESTIONS ABOUT DOCUMENTARY FILMS
WORKS CITED
FOR FURTHER READING
Chapter 9: Experimental, Hybrid, and Animated Films
EXPERIMENTAL FILMS
HYBRID FILMS
ANIMATION
CLOSE-UP: "Un Chien Andalou" (1928) as an Experimental Film
SUMMARY
QUESTIONS ABOUT EXPERIMENTAL, HYBRID, AND ANIMATED FILMS
WORKS CITED
FOR FURTHER READING
PART FOUR: UNDERSTANDING FILMS
Chapter 10: Understanding Films through Contexts
CONTEXTS IN WHICH A FILM HAS BEEN MADE
THE FILM VERSION SEEN
CONTEXTS IN WHICH A FILM HAS BEEN SEEN
CLOSE-UP: Homosexuality in
The Maltese Falcon: The Novel, the Production Code, and the 1941 Movie
SUMMARY
QUESTIONS ABOUT UNDERSTAND FILMS THROUGH CONTEXTS
WORKS CITED
FOR FURTHER READING
Chapter 11: Thinking About Films VIEWER EXPECTATIONS AND INTERACTIONS
TYPES OF MEANINGS FORMULATED
INFLUENCES ON THE WAYS WE THINK ABOUT FILMS
CLOSE-UP, STUDENT ESSAY: The Significance of "Rosebud"
CLOSE-UP: Thinking About "The Truman Show" (1998)
SUMMARY
QUESTIONS ABOUT THINKING ABOUT FILMS
WORKS CITED
FOR FURTHER READING
PART FIVE: WRITING ABOUT FILMS Chapter 12: Reading and Writing about Films
READING TIPS
WRITING ABOUT FILMS
TWO SAMPLE STUDENT ESSAYS
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR THE INTRODUCTORY FILM STUDENT
Chapter 13: A Sample Description and Analysis: The Player DESCRIPTION
CINEMATOGRAPHY
EDITING
SOUND
SOURCES FOR THE FICTIONAL FILM
ASPECTS OF THE FICTIONAL FILM
TYPES OF FICTIONAL FILMS
UNDERSTANDING
THE PLAYER THROUGH CONTEXTS
THINKING ABOUT
THE PLAYER Appendices: A Chronology: Film in Context (1895-2008)
Illustrated Glossary
How to Read Film Credits
Index