Figures Traced in Light: On Cinematic Staging

by David Bordwell

Book Overview

A film tells its story not only through dialogue and actors' performances but also through the director's control of movement and shot design. Figures Traced in Light is a detailed consideration of how cinematic staging carries the story, expresses emotion, and beguiles the audience through pictorial composition. Ranging over the entire history of cinema, David Bordwell focuses on four filmmakers' unique contributions to the technique. In-depth chapters...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520241975
• ISBN13: 9780520241978
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 327 Pages
• Weight: 1.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.1" x 10.0"