Moving Images, Understanding Media

Preface v off erings at a high school or university. Th e work in the text is not tied to any specifi c technology, computer pro ...

vi Preface Organization Moving Images: Making Movies, Understanding Media off ers a series of thematically driven units that pro ...

Preface vii Chapter 3: Sound and Image In this unit, students begin to explore the full integration of sound in the cinema. Th e ...

viii Preface Chapter 8: The Production Process In this unit, students review the full range of positions on a typical profession ...

Preface ix ° Viewfi nder presents quotes about moving images to stimulate group discussion and individual refl ection on the sub ...

x Preface impact of moving images. In his book Th inking in Pictures, director John Sayles says “Narrative fi lm, what we ordina ...

Preface xi is a selection of additional shooting assignments in the Instructor Resources package. Th ese may be used in class to ...

xii Preface ° Resource lists per chapter for short and feature fi lms and reading options. ° PowerPoint slides present highlight ...

Preface xiii Th is book would also not exist without the support and input of fi lmmaker Adam Keker. Adam off ered much of the i ...

xiv Preface frustrating days to the joyful ones. Having already mentioned the contributions to this book of Mike Chase, Ross Mar ...

Preface xv Delmar Cengage Learning and I would also like to thank the following reviewers for their valuable suggestions and tec ...

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Chapter 1 Motion Picture Language 3 CHAPTER IN FOCUS In this chapter you will: create short motion pictures using visual planni ...

4 Moving Images: Making Movies, Understanding Media mobile device, or other screen featuring moving images. Th e typical America ...

Chapter 1 Motion Picture Language 5 school project, or you are recording skateboarding or snowboarding action, or you are exchan ...

6 Moving Images: Making Movies, Understanding Media succession of still images. As the versatility and quality of still photogra ...

Chapter 1 Motion Picture Language 7 are framing shots, and by those choices in framing, you are selecting what viewers see and d ...

8 Moving Images: Making Movies, Understanding Media a character’s head and the top of the frame and lead room is the space betwe ...

Chapter 1 Motion Picture Language 9 waist of the character, and a medium close shot is between the medium and close shots, or ac ...

10 Moving Images: Making Movies, Understanding Media Using Images to Communicate When early fi lmmakers fi rst chose framings fo ...