The cinema as a graphic art : on a theory of representation in the cinema (1959)

Record Details:

Title:
The cinema as a graphic art : on a theory of representation in the cinema
Date:
1959
Publisher:
New York : Hill and Wang
Volume:
The cinema as a graphic art : on a theory of representation in the cinema
Leaf #:
0007
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
March 21, 2024
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CONTENTS Acceptance PAGF 6 CHAP. I. II. III. Introduction : Creation and Technique in the Cinema The Compositional Construction of the Shot : i. Pictorial Treatment in Film .... 2. The Cinema Shot ...... 3. Shot Editing ...... 4. The Elements of Shot Composition (a) The Limits of the Shot (frame of the image) (b) The Camera-angle .... (c) Viewpoint and Foreshortening (d) Perspective Unity ..... (e) The Optical Design of the Image (/) The Lighting and Tone of the Image (g) The Time Factor 5. Construction of the Shot Compositional Scheme 6. Statics and Dynamics of Shot Composition 7. The Principle of Compositional Unity Methods of Working Out the Scenario : 1. The Production Scenario 2. Review of Technical Methods of Shooting 15 20 23 26 27 3i 36 48 55 60 65 67 108 113 21 29 Creative Problems of the Camera-man's Art : 1. The 'Reproduction' Period . . . . . . . 137 2. Pictorial Influences . . . . . . . . 153 3. The Cinema and Pictorial Art . . . . . . .166 4. The Theory of Photogenics . . . . . . 174 5. The Role of the Camera-man in the Western Cinema of To-day . 181 6. The Development of the Art of the Camera-man in the Soviet Cinema 186 7. On Creative Method and Style in the Art of the Camera-man . .215