Point of View in the Cinema : A Theory of Narration and Subjectivity in Classical Film.

Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Foreword by David Bordwell -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 The Problem of Point of View -- 1. Narration and Narrative -- 2. Two Theories: Point of View as Perception and as Attitude -- 3. Point of View as Identification -- 4. Point of View as Language -- 5. Point of View as a Logic of Reading -- Chapter 2 Film as System -- Chapter 3 Narration -- 1. Narration as Symbolic Activity -- 2. Levels of Narration -- 3. Two Ways of Reading: By Error or by Hypothesis -- 4. Elements of Classical Representation -- 5. The Elements of Representation in Film -- Chapter 4 Subjectivity -- 1. Subjectivity as Narration -- 2. The Classification of Subjectivity into Types -- 3. Types of Subjectivity -- 4. Mental Process Narration -- 5. The Problem of Color and Sound -- Chapter 5 The Point-of-view Shot -- 1. The Elements of POV -- 2. The Framing of POV -- 3. A Repertory of Simple Structures -- Chapter 6 Character Reflection and Projection -- 1. Metaphorical Framing -- 2. Character Reflection -- 3. Character Projection -- Chapter 7 The Modern Text: Subjectivity under Siege from Fellini's 8 1/2 to Oshima's The Story of a Man Who Left His Will on Film -- 1. Origin: The Problem of Authorship -- 2. Vision: The Status of the Image -- 3. Time: The Relation of Narration and Narrative -- 4. Frame: The Relation of Spectator and Spectacle -- 5. Mind: Toward a Redefinition of Character -- Chapter 8 Metatheory -- 1. Empiricist Versus Rationalist Theories of Point of View and the Process of Embedding -- 2. Recent Approaches to Narration -- 3. Summary of My Theory of Narration -- 4. Some Functions of Narration -- Appendix Orthodox Theories of Narration -- 1. Orthodox Literary Theories of Point of View and a Fatal Distinction: Telling Versus Showing -- 2. Hugo Münsterberg and Film Psychology.

3. André Bazin: Point of View as a Real Condition of Vision -- 4. The Categories of Jean Mitry -- 5. From Literature to Film: Narration as Consciousness -- Suggested Further Reading -- Index.

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