Description

Exploring Movie Construction & Production contains eight chapters of the major areas of film construction and production. The discussion covers theme/ genre/ narrative structure/ character portrayal/ story/ plot/ directing style/ cinematography/ and editing. Important terminology is defined and types of analysis are discussed and demonstrated. An extended example of how a movie description reflects the setting/ narrative structure/ or directing style is used throughout the book to illustrate building blocks of each theme. This approach to film instruction and analysis has proved beneficial to increasing students' learning/ while enhancing the creativity and critical thinking of the student.