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Complimenting the art of film making, this series explores the fundamentals and spirit of the motion picture while providing a comprehensive look...
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Series Includes: Film Volume I: Screenwriting Film Volume II: The Camera Film Volume III: Performance Film Volume IV: Music and Sound Film Volume V:...
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Series Includes: Film Volume VII: Vintage Hitchcock Film Volume VIII: Performance in Depth: The Many Roles of Alec Guinness Film Volume IX: The...
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Selections from Oliver Twist, Metropolis, The 400 Blows, Pygmalion, and Caesar and Cleopatra illustrate various aspects of the screenwriter as an...
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A broad spectrum of photographic styles and techniques, drawn from Beauty and the Beast, Two English Girls, The Rocking Horse Winner, The Lady...
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Examples of several different styles and aspects of movie acting feature Sir Laurence Olivier in Richard III, Katharine Hepburn in Summertime,...
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Various uses of sound and music as conscious and unconscious influences in the cinema are illustrated by selections from Wild Strawberries, Alexander...
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Since the earliest days of film, the chase has been the key ingredient for thrills and comic delight. Sequences include Edwin S. Porter’s The...
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"The Edited Image" explores the fundamental principles of both the mechanical and the artistic aspects of motion picture editing, illustrating the...
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The director unites the elements of the cinema-from the first draft of the screenplay to the final cut of the negative-to create a finished work of...
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An in-depth examination of Alfred Hitchcock’s emerging directional style, from his first film until his appearance in America. Sequences from...
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Includes Guinness’ roles as Fagan in Oliver Twist, Pip in Great Expectations, Gully Jimson in The Horse’s Mouth, Col. Jock Sinclair in...
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