David Bordwell stands as one of the most influential film scholars in the United States, recognized for his in-depth analyses of filmmaking styles and periods. His work, often in collaboration with Kristin Thompson, delves into a profound understanding of cinematic language and its historical context. Bordwell's scholarship particularly explores classical Hollywood cinema and the cinematographic traditions of various cultures. His impact extends far beyond academia, having trained a generation of cinema studies professors and seen his books translated globally.
David Bordwell reveals how crime fiction, plays, and films made unconventional narrative mainstream. A sweeping, kaleidoscopic account written in a lively, conversational style, Perplexing Plots offers an ambitious new understanding of how popular culture has evolved over the past century.
"Arriving fifty years after Ebert published his first film review in 1967, this second edition of Awake in the Dark collects Ebert's essential writings. Featuring new Top Ten Lists and reviews of the years' finest films through 2012, this edition allows both fans and film buffs to bask in the best of an extraordinary lifetime's work."--Provided by publisher.
Focusing on the historical poetics of cinema, the author delves into how films are crafted within specific historical contexts to evoke particular effects. Drawing on twenty-five years of research, the analysis explores the intricate relationship between filmmaking practices and the cultural, social, and technological influences that shape them, offering valuable insights for film studies.
Mit diesem Buch erscheint zum ersten Mal eine deutschsprachige Ausgabe der anschaulichen Lehre David Bordwells, die sich gleichermaßen an Fachleute und Laien richtet. Am Beispiel von vier ausgewählten Perioden der Filmgeschichte gibt der berühmte amerikanische Filmprofessor einen Überblick über die Kunst der Filmgestaltung. INHALT: Die Zeit des Stummfilms. Der frühe Tonfilm. Die Fünfzigerjahre. Die Neunzigerjahre.
Bordwell provides his guide on how to watch, and what to watch for, during a cinematic experience. Included are advice on how to write analytical essays and reviews concerning the film.
This definitive study of Hong Kong cinema examines the work of directors such as Tsui Hark, John Woo, Ringo Lam, Johnnie To, King Hu, and Wong Kar Wai.
Bordwell scrutinizes the theories of style launched by various film historians and celebrates a century of cinema. The author examines the contributions of many directors and shows how film scholars have explained stylistic continuity and change.
Since the 1970s, the academic study of film has been dominated by Structuralist Marxism, varieties of cultural theory, and the psychoanalytic ideas of Freud and Lacan. With Post-Theory, David Bordwell and Noel Carroll have opened the floor to other voices challenging the prevailing practices of film scholarship. Addressing topics as diverse as film scores, national film industries, and audience response. Post-Theory offers fresh directions for understanding film. Bordwell and Carroll pose a simple question. Why not employ many theories tailored to specific goals, rather than searching for a unified theory that will explain all sorts of films, their production, and their reception? The scholars writing here use historical, philosophical, psychological, and feminist methods to tackle such basic issues as: What goes on when viewers perceive a film? How do filmmakers exploit conventions? How do movies create illusions? How does a film arouse emotion? Bordwell and Carroll have given space not only to distinguished film scholars but to non-film specialists as well, ensuring a wide variety of opinions and ideas on virtually every topic on the current agenda of film studies. Full of stimulating essays published here for the first time, Post-Theory promises to redefine the study of cinema.
Written by two leading film scholars, "Film An Introduction" is a comprehensive survey of film-from the backlots of Hollywood, across the United States, and around the world. As in the authors' bestselling "Film Art", concepts and events are illustrated with actual frame enlargements, giving students more realistic points of reference than competing books that use publicity stills.
This comprehensive survey not only acknowledges the contributions of Hollywood and films from other US sources, but broadens its scope to examine film-making internationally.