Film Language

The language of narrative cinema had begun and as movies became big business, actors and camera operators were joined by directors and editors, and soon a production line evolved to meet the need for greater division of labor and coordination of effort. Film is universally accessible because it play...

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Published inDirecting Vol. 1; pp. 173 - 180
Main Authors Rabiger, Michael, Hurbis-Cherrier, Mick
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 2020
Edition6
Subjects
Superb
Akira Kurosawa
Hirokazu Koreeda
Playback
Reality Tv Show
Akira
Low Budget Filmmaker
Kuleshov Effect
Sprinkler Sprinkled
Stanley Kubrick
ADR
Perfume Bottles
Ramin Bahrani
DVD
Unseen Presence
Character POV
Screen Language
Young Men
Wo
Fruitvale Station
Handheld
MCU
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Summary:The language of narrative cinema had begun and as movies became big business, actors and camera operators were joined by directors and editors, and soon a production line evolved to meet the need for greater division of labor and coordination of effort. Film is universally accessible because it plays to the full arsenal of human perception-that is, the juxtaposition of images, actions, and sounds, as well as spoken and written language for which all humans are hardwired. A shot, that is, a single running image unbroken by an edit, is the smallest unit in film language: it communicates something specific, like a word in spoken language. Cinema is a living language that is dependent, like all languages, on changes in popular culture. Visual eloquence begins from appreciating the basic vocabulary and creative possibilities of film's language.
ISBN:0815394314
0815394306
9780815394310
9780815394303
DOI:10.4324/9781351186391-18