Film Production Theory
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Film Production Theory by Jean-Pierre Geuens
Integrates contemporary film theory into the teaching of film production, presenting alternatives to the standard Hollywood model of filmmaking. Most serious film books during the last twenty years have focused on theoretical issues, film history, or film analyses, leaving production to the side. This text, however, appropriate for film production courses, fills that void, opening the production process to pertinent, argumentative notions and incorporating material from Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, and Derrida, among others. Although Geuens covers screenwriting, lighting, staging, and framing, among other production issues, he avoids the strictly vocational or "professional" approach to film teaching currently applied to most production courses. Geuens reevaluates what cinema could be, to revive its full powers and attend to the mystery of the creative process. To counter Hollywood's normative machinery, he suggests taking back from the professionals important notions they have arrogated for themselves but rarely act upon: artistry, passion, and engagement.Jean-Pierre Geuens teaches film in Los Angeles.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780791445266 |
| ISBN 10 | 0791445267 |
| Title | Film Production Theory |
| Author | Jean-Pierre Geuens |
| Series | Suny Series Cultural Studies In Cinema Video |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | State University of New York Press |
| Year published | 2000-03-31 |
| Number of pages | 322 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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