The Language of Film

Introduction

Chapter 1: Semiotics: Images; The Visual Mind; Reading the Signs; Making Meaning; Codes and Filters; Case Study: Seven; Chapter Summary

Chapter 2: Narrative: Theories of Storytelling; Structuralism; Theories of Structure; Genette's Narrative; Discourse; Music; Short Film and Narrative; Case Study: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty; Chapter Summary

Chapter 3: Intertextuality: Text; Quotation; Allusion; Cult Film; Genre; Case Study: Citizen Kane; Chapter Summary

Chapter 4: Ideology: Ideological Analysis; Realism; Ideology and Genre; Case Study: Dead Man's Shoes; Chapter Summary

Chapter 5: Frames and Images: The Shot; Distance, Height and Framing; Shot Distances; Mise en Scène; The Mobile Camera Frame; Time and the Long Take; Case Study: Hero; Chapter Summary

Chapter 6: Sound: Film: An Audiovisual Medium; Sound Properties; Diegetic and Non-diegetic Sound; Offscreen Space and Audio; The Voice; Music; Case Study: Berberian Sound Studio; Chapter Summary

Chapter 7: Constructing Meaning: Continuity Editing; Discontinuity Editing; Montage; Pacing; Case Study: Psycho; Chapter Summary

Conclusion; Film Language Glossary; Index; Acknowledgements and Credits