Beschreibung:
John Gibbs is lecturer in film and television studies at the London College of Printing, the London Institute.
Mise-en-scène: Film Style and Interpretation explores and elucidates constructions of this fundamental concept in thinking about film. In uncovering the history of mise-en-scène within film criticism, and through the detailed exploration of scenes from films as Imitation of Life and Lone Star, John Gibbs makes the case for the importance of a sensitive understanding of film style, and provides an introduction to the skills of close reading. This book thus celebrates film-making as well as film criticism that is alive to the creative possibilities of visual style.
Introduction1. The Elements of Mise-en-Scène2. The Interaction of Elements3. Coherent Relationships4. Investigations in the Critical History of Mise-en-Scène5. Mise-en-Scène and Melodrama6. Case Study: Imitation of LifeConclusionAppendixNotesBibliographyIndex