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An updated edition – with completely new chapters – of the most accessible and compelling history of the cinema yet published, and complements Mark Cousins' fascinating 15-hour film documentary The Story of Film: An Odyssey.
Filmmaker and author Mark Cousins shows how filmmakers are influenced both by the historical events of their times, and by each other. He demonstrates, for example, how Douglas Sirk’s Hollywood melodramas of the 1950s influenced Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s despairing visions of 1970s Germany; and how George Lucas’ Star Wars epics grew out of Akira Kurosawa’s The Hidden Fortress.
The Story of Film is divided into three main epochs: Silent (1885–1928), Sound (1928–1990) and Digital (1990–Present). Films are discussed within chapters reflecting both the stylistic concerns of the film-makers and the political and social themes of the time. This edition includes new text that encompasses the further-reaching scope of world cinema today, and the huge leaps in technology that have changed cinema screens forever.
Film is an international medium, so as well as covering the great American films and film-makers, The Story of Film explores cinema in Europe, Africa, Asia, Australasia and South America, and shows how cinematic ideas and techniques cross national boundaries. Avoiding jargon and obscure critical theory, the author constantly places himself in the role of the moviegoer watching a film, and asks: ‘How does a scene or a story affect us, and why?’ In so doing he gets to the heart of cinematic technique, explaining how film-makers use lighting, framing, focal length and editing to create their effects. Clearly written, and illustrated with over 400 stills, including numerous sequences explaining how scenes work, The Story of Film is essential reading for both film students and moviegoers alike.
Publisher : Pavilion Books; Revised edition (October 20, 2020)
Language : English
Hardcover : 552 pages
ISBN-10 : 1911641824
ISBN-13 : 978-1911641827
Item Weight : 3.62 pounds
Dimensions : 6.77 x 1.57 x 9.69 inches
Reviewer: Tennessee Ken
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Wife loves this book
Review: I got this book for my wifeâs birthday and she has told me that she loves it. She is an avid book reader of both fiction & non fiction and has read dozens of books a year her whole life. If she says this book is enjoyable, you can believe it. Lately sheâs been watching and studying classic film on her own so I searched through hundreds of film history books on Amazon to find a suitable one. Most of the good ones were expensive textbooks, but then I found this one. This is a nice hardback book, seems to be well researched and is a good companion to learn about film history.
Reviewer: keroro
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Five Stars
Review: good
Reviewer: Federico J. Sanchez Nieto
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I loved the documentary film he made but I needed the calm of something written to grasp all the complexity of the history of cinema. I think the book gives the perfect balance. The edition could be prettier but the content is just great. Highly recommendable.
Reviewer: Rowan Ferguson
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Loved the TV series and now I've read the book. Only hope I can get to see some of the great pictures he mentions.( Why no Terry Gilliam? He has directed some of my favourite films and has surely stretched the bounds of what is possible in film).
Reviewer: Kindle Customer Evans
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Very hard going and difficult to follow the thread. Maybe for dipping into, rather than trying to read from start to finish?
Reviewer: Diane Shaw
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I saw the TV series and loved it so this great book was a logical buy!
Reviewer: Ian Watson
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Excellent book which opened my eyes to a whole new world of films