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Exploring Movie Construction & Production
Exploring Movie Construction & Production
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The discussion covers theme, genre, narrative structure, character portrayal, story, plot, directing style, cinematography, and editing. Important terminology is defined and types of analysis are discussed and demonstrated. 
An extended example of how a movie description reflects the setting, narrative structure,

Cinematography - Job Specification
Cinematography - Job Specification
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Records film, television production, music video, documentaries using a video camera.

Related Occupations: Film Director, Lighting Director, Art Director, Sound Engineering, Location Manager


Author: Industrial Training Fund, Technical & Vocational Skills Training Department, Nigeria

Moving Pictures: An Introduction to Cinema
Moving Pictures: An Introduction to Cinema
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A free ebook and open-source introduction to the art and science of cinema. From the earliest iterations to the latest innovations, this introductory text explores the tools and techniques of mise-en-scene, narrative form, cinematography, editing, sound and acting, how each has contributed to the evolution of cinematic language, and how that evolution implicates critical issues of representation in mass media.  Moving Pictures offers in-depth examination of how cinema communicates, and what, exactly, it is trying to say.

Contents include;  A Brief History of Cinema, How to Watch a Movie, Mise-en-Scène, Narrative, Cinematography, Editing, Sound, Acting, Women in Cinema, African Americans in Cinema.

Author: Russell Sharman