The Elements of Cinema
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EAN/UPC/ISBN Code
9780231054775
Author
Stefan Sharff
Producer
Columbia University Press
Pages
188
Year of production
1982
Beginning with the proposition that there exist uniquely cinematic elements of meaning and structure, Stefan Sharff clearly and systematically lays the foundation for "literacy" in cinema -- a sensitivity to the aesthetic elements intrinsic only to film. Sharff presents the basic elements of structure, modes of expression, and rules which he argues create a specific "language" and "syntax" of cinema.