Cinematic Overtures: How to Read Opening Scenes

by Annette Insdorf

Book Overview

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 are intentionally misleading as they invite alert, active participation with the film. In Cinematic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231182244
• ISBN13: 9780231182249
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.6"