The Yin and Yang of Short Film Storytelling

by Richard Raskin

In the first book to study the short film using the yin yang complementarity, Raskin proposes a new paradigm-describing major forms of yin and yang, redefined as ungendered, freed of patriarchal bias. Yin evokes such properties as holding back and an openness to interpretation while yang promotes structure, causality, and control. Ten exemplary short films show how the model illuminates their storytelling. Features richly illustrated, shot-by-shot...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 161027461X
• ISBN13: 9781610274616
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Quid Pro, LLC
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"