This richly informed study analyzes how various cinematic tools and techniques have been used to create horror on screen--the aesthetic elements, sometimes not consciously noticed, that help to unnerve, frighten, shock or entertain an audience. The first two chapters define the genre and describe the use of pragmatic aesthetics (when filmmakers put technical and budgetary compromises to artistic effect). Subsequent chapters cover mise-en-scene, framing, photography, lighting, editing and sound, and a final chapter is devoted to the aesthetic appeals of horror cinema.
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Rezensionen / Stimmen
"very highly recommended"-Midwest Book Review; "this isn't some guy speaking from a pulpit of theory; he's someone who actually uses this specialized knowledge in his work. The knowledge herein would therefore be most beneficial to those who actually hope to work in the horror field, or anyone wishing to be more conscious of the pleasures they take in the craft of the genre"-Video Watchdog.
Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Für Beruf und Forschung
Interest Age: From 18 years
Produkt-Hinweis
Illustrationen
99 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Maße
Höhe: 254 mm
Breite: 178 mm
Dicke: 16 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-7864-4972-9 (9780786449729)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Thomas M. Sipos is the founder/manager of the Tabloid Witch Awards and a past film judge for the World Horror Convention. He has worked as a script reader, actor or extra on more than 70 productions and has contributed to Filmfax, Midnight Marquee and other magazines.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
1. Defining the Genre
2. Pragmatic Aesthetics
3. Mise- en- Scene
4. Framing the Image
5. Photographing the Image
6. Lighting the Image
7. Editing the Image
8. Putting Sound to the Image
9. The Appeals of Horror
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
