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The Filmmaker''s Eye: Learning (and Breaking) the Rules of Cinematic Composition

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By (author): Gustavo Mercado

This fully revised and updated edition of the classic book on cinematic composition provides readers with the necessary skills and technical know-how to create polished and narratively eloquent images, using a unique approach that combines an analytical, technical, and aesthetic understanding of the essential visual grammar of the shot.

Containing well over a hundred full-color case studies, this second edition was expanded to include brand-new shot types, and was completely updated to reflect developments in filmmaking technology and practices, including the DSLR revolution, the advent of mirrorless and compact cinema cameras, improvements in CMOS sensor performance, the introduction of 4K and higher video resolutions, and drone cinematography.

The Filmmaker's Eye: Learning (and Breaking) the Rules of Cinematic Composition 2nd edition is essential reading for anyone with an interest in motion media and cinematic storytelling, including independent filmmakers, directors, producers, cinematographers, editors, as well as those studying filmmaking, media aesthetics, and film studies.

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Product Details
  • Weight: 834g
  • Dimensions: 229 x 229mm
  • Publication Date: 02 Jun 2022
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781138780316

About Gustavo Mercado

Gustavo Mercado is an award-winning independent filmmaker with well over a decade of experience as a writer director and cinematographer of narrative films. The first edition of The Filmmakers Eye: Learning (and Breaking) the Rules of Cinematic Composition was translated into French Spanish Chinese Polish Turkish Portuguese Japanese and Korean and is being used by film programs at colleges and universities worldwide. His second title in the Filmmaker's Eye film book series The Language of the Lens: The Power of Lenses and The Expressive Cinematic Image was translated into Turkish Spanish Chinese Japanese Korean and Ukranian. He teaches cinematography editing screenwriting and film production at Hunter Colleges Film & Media Studies Department in New York City.

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