Movies on Our Minds: The Evolution of Cinematic Engagement 1st Edition

Movies on Our Minds: The Evolution of Cinematic Engagement 1st Edition – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9780197567777,0197567770,9780197567791, 0197567797

Product details:

• ISBN-10: 0197567797
• ISBN-13: 9780197567791
• Author: James E. Cutting

This book traces the development of popular cinema from its inception to the present day to understand why humankind has expanded its viewing of popular movies over the last century. Drawing from his extensive work as a psychologist studying artistic canons, James E. Cutting presents hundreds of films across a wide range of genres and eras, considers the structure of frame content, shots, scenes, and larger narrational elements defined by color, brightness, motion, clutter, and range of other variables. He examines the effects of camera lenses, image layout, transitions, and historical functions to classify different kinds of shots. He explains the arcs of scenes, the larger structure of sequences, and the scene- and sequence-like units that have become increasingly prevalent in recent years.

Table contents:

1. The Power of Movies and a Method to Study It
2. Popular Movies and Technology
3. Viewing and Lenses
4. Mise-en-Cadre
5. Transitions
6. An Interlude on Shots and Cultural Change
7. Shots and Sound
8. The Most Important Shot in Popular Cinema
9. Continuity, Discontinuity, and Scenes
10. Montages, Sequences, and Syntagmas
11. Stories and Their Parts
12. Narrational Complexity
13. The Web and Flow of Popular Cinema
14. Structure, Engagement, and Evolution

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