Film Technique and Film Acting: The Cinema Writings of V.I. Pudovkin (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781443721394)

This vintage book contains two pioneering volumes on the subject of film making by V.I. Pudovkin. Considered two of the most valuable manuals of the practice and theory of film making ever written, these texts will prove invaluable for the student or film enthusiast, and are not to be missed by discerning collectors of such literature. The chapters of this volume include: 'The Film Scenario and Its Theory', 'Film Director and Film Material', 'Types Instead of Actors', 'Close-Ups in Time', 'Asynchronism as a Principle of Sound Film', 'Rhythmic Problems in my First Sound Film', 'Notes and Appendices', 'Film Acting', et cetera. Vsevolod Illarionovich Pudovkin (1893 - 1953) was a Russian film director, screenwriter, and actor, famous for developing influential theories of montage. This volume is being republished now complete with a new prefatory biography of the author.

Author: Vsevolod Illarionovich Pudovkin
ISBN-10: 1443721395
ISBN-13: 9781443721394
Publisher: Read & Co. Books
Language: English
Published: 11/04/2008
Pages: 397
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.44lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.00d