Film Studies: An Introduction (Paperback)

Preface: What This Book Is—and What It's Not
Introduction: Representation and Reality
1. Mise-en-Scene: Within the Image
What Is Mise-en-Scene?
The Shot
Subject-Camera Distance—Why It Matters
Camera Angle
Space and Time on Film
Composition
Study Guide: Analyzing the Shot by Writing about the Image
2. Mise-en-Scene: Camera Movement
Mobile Framing
Types of Camera Movement
Editing within the Shot
Space and Movement
Study Guide: Analyzing Camera Movement
3. Mise-en-Scene: Cinematography
Motion Picture Photography
Aspect Ratio: From 1:33 to Widescreen
Aspect Ratio: Form and Meaning
Lighting
Three-Point Lighting
Film Stocks: Super 8 to 70mm to Video
Black, White, Gray, and Color
A Word or Two about Lenses
Study Guide: Analyzing Cinematography
4. Editing: From Shot to Shot
Transitions
Montage
The Kuleshov Experiment
Continuity Editing
The 180-Degree System
Shot/Reverse-Shot Pattern
Study Guide: Analyzing Shot-to-Shot Editing
5. Sound
A Very Short History of Film Sound
Recording, Rerecording, Editing, and Mixing
Analytical Categories of Film Sound
Sound and Space
Study Guide: Hearing Sound, Analyzing Sound
6. Narrative: From Scene to Scene
Narrative Structure
Story and Plot
Scenes and Sequences
Transitions from Scene to Scene
Character, Desire, and Conflict
Analyzing Conflict
Study Guide: Analyzing Scene-to-Scene Editing
7. From Screenplay to Film
Deeper into Narrative Structure
Screenwriting: The Three Act Structure
Segmentation: Form
Segmentation: Meaning by A Segmentation of Inside Man
Study Guide: Story Analysis and Segmentation
8. Filmmakers
Film—a Director's Art?
Authorship
The Auteur Theory
The Producer's Role
Teamwork
Study Guide: The Problem of Attribution
9. Performance
Performance as an Element of Mise-en-Scene
Acting Styles
Stars and Character Actors
Type and Stereotype
Women as Types
Acting in—and on—Film
Publicity: Extra-Filmic Meaning
Study Guide: Analyzing Acting
10. Genre
What Is a Genre?
Conventions, Repetitions, and Variations
A Brief Taxonomy of Two Film Genres—the Western and the Horror Film
Genre: The Semantic/Syntactic Approach
Film Noir: A Case Study
Film Noir: A Brief History
Study Guide: Genre Analysis for the Introductory Student
11. Special Effects
Beyond the Ordinary
Optical and Mechanical Special Effects
Computer-Generated Imagery (CGI)
Study Guide: Effects and Meaning
12. Putting It Together: A Model 8- to 10-Page Paper
How This Chapter Works
"Introducing Tyler," by Robert Paulson
Glossary
Acknowledgments
Index