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Cinematic Overtures: How to Read Opening Scenes (Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures)
Cinematic Overtures How to Read Opening Scenes - Leonard Hastings Schoff Lectures
Author: Annette Insdorf
A great movie?s first few minutes provide the key to the rest of the film. Like the opening paragraphs of a novel, they draw the viewer in, setting up the thematic concerns and stylistic approach that will be developed over the course of the narrative. A strong opening sequence leads the viewer to trust the filmmakers. Other times, opening shots...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780231182256
ISBN-10: 0231182252
Publication Date: 11/7/2017
Pages: 208
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Publisher: Columbia University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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