This book shows aspiring filmmakers the rules of image composition--and how to break them--with beautiful, full-color examples and a sleek, elegant design.

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Title: The Filmmaker's Eye: Learning (and Breaking) the Rules of Cinematic Composition
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2010
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0240812174
ISBN 13: 9780240812175
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good

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This is the only book that combines conceptual and practical instruction on creating polished and eloquent images for film and video with the technical know-how to achieve them.

Loaded with hundreds of full-color examples, The Filmmaker's Eye is a focused, easy-to-reference guide that shows you how to become a strong visual storyteller through smart, effective choices for your shots.

After a short introduction to basic principles, a variety of shots are deconstructed in the following format:

Why It Works: an introduction to a particular type of shot
How It Works: callouts point out exactly how the shot works the way it does--the visual rules and technical aspects in action
Technical Considerations: the equipment and techniques needed to get the shot.
Breaking the Rules: examples where the "rules" are brilliant subverted

This book:

Helps you make smart visual choices with this quick, focused, and visual guide to cinematic composition.
Shows you how to master the rules, then break them.
Includes examples and discussions from a range of international films.

About the Author

Gustavo Mercado is an award-winning independent filmmaker with well over a decade of experience as a writer, director, and cinematographer of narrative films. His first book in the Filmmaker's Eye series, "The Filmmaker's Eye: Learning and Breaking the Rules of Cinematic Composition", has been translated into French, Spanish, Chinese, Polish, Turkish, Portuguese, Japanese, and Korean, and is used by film programs at colleges and universities worldwide. It was followed by "The Language of the Lens: The Power of Lenses and the Expressive Cinematic Image", which uses the same approach to teach filmmaking by combining precise technical instruction with storytelling analysis and cinematic aesthetics. He teaches cinematography, editing, screenwriting, and film production at Hunter College's Film & Media Studies Department in New York City.

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