Cinematic Storytelling

This book presents a new, story-based approach to cinematic coverage and storytelling in film and video. It breaks from the conventional idea that shots are the fundamental unit of filmmaking, instead exploring the specifics of determining coverage.

'A refreshing revision of the filmmaker's visualization process that describes the essential creative choices for directors and cinematographers alike when determining coverage and cinematic storytelling.'Charlie Egleston, Filmmaker and Professor of Film Production, Fanshawe College 'Cinematic Storytelling is an exceptional book on directing and cinematography for it provides the tools on how to tell cinematic stories visually, in ways that will reach an audience. A close study of this text and consistent practice of these principles will shift any amateur or student filmmaker into the professional realm. We may know how to "read" a movie, but directors and cinematographers need the tools to understand how to do it.'Kurt Lancaster, Professor and Program Lead, Creative Media and Film, Northern Arizona University. Author of Basic Cinematography and DSLR Cinema.

Autorentext

Thomas Robotham teaches screenwriting, filmmaking, and cinematography. He is currently Affiliated Faculty at Emerson College, and Director of Photography (DP) in the International Cinematographers Guild. He holds a patent in light-emitting diode (LED) lighting for film and video. Thomas has also worked as a Creative Director (advertising) and as a fine artist (sculpture). www.robotham.com

Inhalt

Chapter 1: What is cinematic storytelling?, Chapter 2: Foundations in the script, Chapter 3: Coverage defines attention, Chapter 4: Cinematic thinking, Chapter 5: Patterns for Character Actions, Chapter 6: Patterns for Character Looks, Chapter 7: Patterns for Dialogue structure, Chapter 8: Patterns for Dialogue examples, Chapter 9: Patterns for Settings, Chapter 10: Patterns for Objects, Chapter 11: Patterns for Evocative Imagery, Chapter 12: Patterns and movement, Chapter 13: Scene shaping and interconnections, Chapter 14: Developing the coverage plan, Reference Materials