By using photography as a storytelling medium; the cinematographer plays a key role in translating a screenplay into images and capturing the directors vision of a film. This volume presents in-depth interviews with 13 prominent cinematographers; who discuss their careers and the art and craft of feature film cinematography. The interviewees―who represent the spectrum of big-budget Hollywood and low-budget independent filmmaking from the sixties through the nineties―talk about their responsibilities; including lighting; camera movement; equipment; cinematic grammar; lenses; film stocks; interpreting the script; the budget and schedule; and the psychological effect of images. Each interview is preceded by a short biography and a selected filmography; which provide the background for a detailed analysis of the photographic style and technique of many highly acclaimed and seminal films.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. FIVE STARS FOR PAPERBACK - KINDLE: um...By Steven StraussThe Kindle Edition makes the book half as useful by failing to present sheet music excerpts clearly. They are the very subject of the book; and they cannot be read.I have treasured this volume over all others on the subject; but I wanted it on Kindle so I wouldnt tear my third copy to pieces as I did the first two. I cant really use it in Kindle edition; although the lilt of Wilders prose certainly seems to survive the transition.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. What Makes A Good Song?By Nick Conte"American Popular Song" is a "technical" review of most of the known songwriters of this period and their songs. Alec Wilder himself is a part of this group. I say "technical" because all of the songs that are considered are broken down as to their form; their harmonic attributes; and what makes the subject song worthy of note.Because of the "technical" aspect I believe this book would attract serious lovers of music of this period who want to delve deeper into "What makes a particular song a "hit" and why.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The First and BestBy karengershThis is the first and best of the stories of the American Songbook and its composers. This is my second copy of thisbook because it not only tells the stories of the music and composers and lyricist; but there is a story behind the song itself. Each song ; its composer and lyricist has a history from its birth to it ongoing popularity. Read this if you are a songwriter; lyricist; lover of old songs from the Golden Age; or musicologist. Read this before you read the others.