The Filmmaker's Eye : Learning (and Breaking) the Rules of Cinematic Composition.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- contents -- acknowledgments -- preface to the second edition -- introduction -- finding the frame -- image systems -- rules of cinematic composition &amp -- technical concepts -- Sizes -- extreme close-up -- close-up -- medium close-up -- medium shot -- medium long shot -- long shot -- extreme long shot -- Conventions -- over the shoulder shot -- establishing shot -- subjective shot -- two shot -- group shot -- split-screen shot -- canted shot -- overhead shot -- inverted shot -- emblematic shot -- abstract shot -- macro shot -- zoom shot -- Dynamics -- pan shot -- tilt shot -- dolly shot -- dolly zoom shot -- tracking shot -- Steadicam® shot* -- crane shot -- aerial shot -- sequence shot -- filmography -- image credits -- index.

This fully revised and updated edition of the classic book on cinematic composition provides readers with the necessary skills and technical know-how to create polished and narratively eloquent images, using a unique approach that combines an analytical, technical, and aesthetic understanding of the essential visual grammar of the shot.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.