The Film Sense

by Sergei Eisenstein

Book Overview

An exploration of the film as a more expressive and profound medium. Includes an analysis of a sound-film sequence from Alexander Nevsky. "The most instructive discussion of the film art yet put between the covers of a book" (New York Times Book Review). Edited and translated by Jay Leyda; Index; photographs and diagrams.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0156309351
• ISBN13: 9780156309356
• Release Date: March 1969
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Tough but interesting...

Though no book will make you a filmmaker, some will help you refine your vision. This book, for me, added some poetry and texture to the imagery already in my mind. Pretty much the only thing that will improve your film skills, is making them.

A must read for all filmmakers, The basis of all great films

Eisenstein thoughts on montage and how the mind interpets film is invaluable when creating films of one's own. Read the book 3 times to learn it for the first.