Dmytryk, Edward

Cinema : Concept & Practice / Edward Dmytryk - New York, Routledge : ©2019. - xxv, 156p.

Edward Dmytryk: A Short Biography

Introduction by Joe McElhaney


The Collective Noun

The Indispensible Viewer

You’d Better Believe It

The Power of the Set-Up

Invisibility

Moving and Molding

Look at Him, Look at Her

The Art of Separation

Rules and Rule Breaking

The Modification of the Reality

Symbols, Metaphors, and Messages

Auteurs, Actors, and Metaphors

Time and Illusion

The Force of Filmic Reality

About a Forgotten Art
Postscript

Filmography of Edward Dmytryk

Index

In this unique study of the process of filmmaking, director Edward Dmytryk blends abstract film theory and the practical realities of feature film production to provide an artful and elegant analysis of the conceptual foundations of filmmaking and film studies. Dmytryk explores the technical principles underlying the craft of filmmaking and how their use is effective in developing the viewer’s involvement in the cinematic narrative.

Originally published in 1988, this reissue of Dmytryk’s classic book includes a new critical introduction by Joe McElhaney.

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