How Films Tell Stories: The Narratology of Cinema
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How Films Tell Stories: The Narratology of Cinema
Enhance your appreciation of the movies you watch.Written for the intellectually curious film viewer, "How Films Tell Stories" presents a concise and engaging introduction to the narrative strategies of cinema. Learn about the fundamental elements of a story such as plot structure, character, and fictional worlds, and how a story is communicated through the medium of film using time manipulation, perspective, cinematography, editing, and sound. A supplemental website provides video links to many of the film scenes discussed in the book.
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