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This classic anthology provides essential models for analyzing sound stylistics through the detailed study of critical sound films. Elisabeth Weis and John Belton carefully curate major essays from the world's most respected film historians, aestheticians, and theorists, including Douglas Gomery, Barry Salt, Rick Altman, Mary Ann Doane, S. M. Eisenstein, V. I. Pudovkin, Ren?? Clair, B??la Bel??zs, Siegfried Kracauer, Christian Metz, David Bordwell, Kristin Thompson, No??l Burch, and Arthur Knight. Their selections recount the innovations and triumphs of Ernst Lubitsch, Fritz Lang, Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, Rouben Mamoulian, Dziga Vertov, Robert Bresson, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman, and Francis Ford Coppola, among many others, and explicate the techniques and practices of sound filmmaking from initial recordings to final theater playback. Film Sound is the ideal companion for anyone seeking both a comprehensive introduction to the form and a rich survey of its historical and global evolution.Product Identifiers
PublisherColumbia University Press
ISBN-139780231056373
eBay Product ID (ePID)90218928
Product Key Features
Book TitleFilm Sound: Theory and Practice
AuthorElisabeth Weis, John Belton
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1985
Number of Pages462 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height147mm
Item Width221mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
EditorJohn Belton, Elisabeth Weis