The Long Take: Critical Approaches (palgrave Close Readings In Film And Television)
by John Gibbs /
2017 / English / PDF
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This is the first book in English exclusively devoted to the long
take, one of the key elements of film style. Increasingly visible
in contemporary international media, the long take currently
attracts a good deal of attention in criticism and commentary.
There are also significant strands of film theory in which
duration has become a recurrent concern.
This is the first book in English exclusively devoted to the long
take, one of the key elements of film style. Increasingly visible
in contemporary international media, the long take currently
attracts a good deal of attention in criticism and commentary.
There are also significant strands of film theory in which
duration has become a recurrent concern.
In keeping with the approach of
In keeping with the approach ofPalgrave Close Readings in
Film and Television,
Palgrave Close Readings in
Film and Television, this collection is devoted to the
detailed critical analysis of specific long takes, explored in
terms of how they function within their contexts, how they shape
the visual field, the meanings they generate and the effects they
create.
this collection is devoted to the
detailed critical analysis of specific long takes, explored in
terms of how they function within their contexts, how they shape
the visual field, the meanings they generate and the effects they
create.The Long Take: Critical Approaches
The Long Take: Critical Approaches brings together
essays by established and emerging scholars (all but one essay
commissioned for this volume) in an exciting collection that
analyses works from a range of filmmaking traditions, from the
1930s to the present day, selected to represent varied long take
practices and to explore associated debates.
brings together
essays by established and emerging scholars (all but one essay
commissioned for this volume) in an exciting collection that
analyses works from a range of filmmaking traditions, from the
1930s to the present day, selected to represent varied long take
practices and to explore associated debates.