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Figures Traced in Light: On Cinematic Staging

by David Bordwell

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A film tells its story not only through dialogue and actors' performances, but also through the director's control of movement and shot design. This is a detailed consideration of how cinematic staging carries the story, expresses emotion, and beguiles the audience through pictorial composition.

Motion picturesProduction and directionAuteur theory (Motion pictures)Motion pictures, production and directionMotion pictures--production and directionPn1995.9.p7 b635 2005791.4302/33
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