This is How You Make a Movie
$65.29
- Hardcover
192 pages
- Release Date
19 February 2021
Summary
Learn movie-making techniques through the movies you know and love with This Is How You Make a Movie!
Using key scenes from some of the best-loved movies of all time, Tim Grierson explores everything from cinematography to the secrets of talking to camera. Deep focus is explored through Citizen Kane, forced perspective through Elf, and slow motion through Reservoir Dogs. Examples from blockbusters (Wonder Woman) to Oscar-winners (Rocky<…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781786275585 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1786275589 |
| Author: | Tim Grierson |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Laurence King Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 19 February 2021 |
| Weight: | 727g |
| Dimensions: | 228mm x 171mm |
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Critics Review
“This is essential reading for anyone who doesn’t think they can pick something up from any motion picture, past or present.” - Nashville Scene ,
“The style of critic Tim Grierson’s This Is How You Make a Movie is simple but startlingly effective.” -The Film Stage, “But really, reading This is How You Make a Movie does make me appreciate my favorite films and the artistry in them even more, which is what it will do for you too… A beautifully designed, succinctly and smartly written book will always have room in my film book collection, as it will in yours too.” -Cinemacy, “This is essential reading for anyone who doesn’t think they can pick something up from any motion picture, past or present.” -Nashville Scene, “Those new to the language of filmmaking will emerge with a deeper appreciation of this complex, intricate process.” -Library Journal, “It’s a terrific volume, full of insight and information for both cinephiles and newbies..” - Crooked Marquee,
“The enhanced film literacy it preaches-written without pretension or assumption-will help the casual cinephile or blogger looking to add a little more legitimacy and authority to their musings, while acting as a cinematic Rosetta Stone to a world of more in-depth film writing.” -Paste Magazine,About The Author
Tim Grierson
Tim Grierson is the senior US film critic for Screen International and the chief film critic for Paste. He is a frequent contributor to Rolling Stone, Vulture and MEL. He is the author of six books, including FilmCraft: Screenwriting and Martin Scorsese in Ten Scenes.
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