How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck is all about the language of video. Problem is, most of it is bad-but here’s how to make it not only better, but also great. Over 90 percent of American homes have some form of video camera, we upload 24 hours of video to the Web every minute, and we watch videos two billion times a day on YouTube.
The authors analyze the Pirates of the Caribbean films (200307) for perspective on heroes The Lord of the Rings trilogy (200103) and Edward Scis- sorhands (1990) for the converse, monsters The Dark Knight (2008) for insight on violence the Shrek franchise (200110) for an approach to storytelling and Twelve Monkeys (1995) and Prince of Persia (2010) for fantasy ideas of time.Video is everywhere. Using the framework laid down, they examine how that magic mirror reflects some of our most basic societal concepts: heroes, monsters, violence, storytelling itself, and even time. In the final chapter, the authors conclude the argument that the fantasy film is "a magic mirror that can reflect back to us our dreams and visions, in some way transformed" (123). Both chapters, though necessarily basic, are nevertheless good introductions to the essential elements and are supportive of the author's central argument. The third chapter examines how filmmakers have pushed the envelope of technology to support realistic or believable fantasy stories with evermore believable visions, beginning with Méliès and continuing through the rise of CGI. Stresses this essential realism from various theoretical viewpoints, including Campbell's monomyth, Propp's approach to narrative, and Lacan's and Mulvey's feminist approaches. Journal of Film and Video University of Illinois Press The authors analyze the Pirates of the Caribbean films (200307) for perspective on heroes The Lord of the Rings trilogy (200103) and Edward Scis- sorhands (1990) for the converse, monsters The Dark Knight (2008) for insight on violence the Shrek franchise (200110) for an approach to storytelling and Twelve Monkeys (1995) and Prince of Persia (2010) for fantasy ideas of time. How to Shoot Video That Doesn’t Suck by Steve Stockman (review) How to Shoot Video That Doesn’t Suck by Steve Stockman (review)
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