Steven Spielberg's Style by Stealth

Comprehensively considers how Steven Spielberg puts his films together
Examines Spielberg's technique in never-before-seen detail and clearly illustrates how he makes his narratives more effective and engaging for an audience
Exposes some of the technical 'secrets' of a famous film director

Comprehensively considers how Steven Spielberg puts his films together Examines Spielberg's technique in never-before-seen detail and clearly illustrates how he makes his narratives more effective and engaging for an audience Exposes some of the technical 'secrets' of a famous film director

Autorentext
James Mairata is Lecturer in Narrative Theory and Production at Charles Sturt University, Australia.

Inhalt

1. Introduction: Setting the Scene.- Section I: Origin Chapter 2: Fundamentals of Classical Narration.- Chapter 3: Spielberg as Filmmaker.- Chapter III: Continuity Editing as System.- Section II: Function.- Chapter 4: Deep Space Composition and Staging.- Chapter 5: Space and the Wide Reverse Strategy.- Chapter 6: The Wide Reverse and Extended Variation.- Section III: Effect, Affect and Precedent.- Chapter 7: The Wide Reverse, Cognition and Affect.- Chapter 8: Manifestations of the Wide Reverse in Mainstream Narrative Cinema.- Chapter 9: Conclusion: Style by Stealth.