Branigan Edward - Projecting A Camera Language - Games In Film Theory - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: In Projecting a Camera film theorist Edward Branigan offers a groundbreaking approach to understanding film theory. Why for example does a camera move? What does a camera "know"? (And when does it know it?) What is the camera's relation to the subject during long static shots? What happens when the screen is blank? Through a wide - ranging engagement with Wittgenstein and theorists of film he offers one of the most fully developed understandings of the ways in which the camera operates in film. With its thorough grounding in the philosophy of spectatorship and narrative Projecting a Camera takes the study of film to a new level. With the care and precision that he brought to Narrative Comprehension and Film Edward Branigan maps the ways in which we must understand the role of the camera the meaning of the frame the role of the spectator and other key components of film - viewing. By analyzing how we think discuss and marvel about the films we see Projecting a Camera offers insights rich in implications for our understanding of film and film studies.
Title: Projecting A Camera Language - Games In Film Theory
Author(s): Branigan Edward
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780415942546
Pages: 456 Pages, 13 Tables, Black And White; 1 Halftones, Black And White; 4 Illustrations, Black And Whit
Publication Date: 11/1/2005
Category: Film Theory & Criticism