Genre Filmmaking

Name: Genre Filmmaking
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9780240824215
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A Visual Guide to Shots and Style for Genre Films

By Danny Draven

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What does it look like? How is it done? When should I use it? Whether you're shooting a comedy, thriller, sci-fi or horror flick, this guide helps you master the visual style of your genre. Danny Draven provides a highly illustrative and inspirational look at shots and sequences in genre films, explaining the aesthetic, emotional, and visual techniques behind popular camera work and when to employ them.

Filled with full-colour examples from well-known movies, the book teaches you how to evoke emotions and manipulate audience expectations using techniques like dolly zooms and ghost reveals, drawing from both major and independent film examples.
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This book is ideal for aspiring filmmakers, cinematographers, and film enthusiasts seeking practical inspiration on genre-specific visual storytelling techniques.

Helps you to understand the artistic and technical considerations of making a genre film. This title shows you a technique or narrative structure from a movie, reveals the craftsmanship required to achieve it, and then tells you how and when it should or shouldn't be used.

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What does it look like? How is it done? When should I use it?

Whether you're shooting a comedy, thriller, sci-fi, or horror flick, you'll need to know the answers to these questions. Learn how to execute the visual style of your genre in this highly illustrative, inspirational guide to shots and sequences for genre films. Jam-packed with full-colour examples from the movies you love, Danny Draven shows you the aesthetic, emotional, and visual techniques of popular shots and sequences used in genre films and then explains how, when, and why to use them.

Inspiration meets practicality in this highly illustrative guide to working within a specific genre.

Learn how to play with the emotions and expectations of your audience by using camera techniques such as dolly zooms and ghost reveals.

See a wide selection of major and independent film examples to inspire and inform you about visual techniques used in motion pictures.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780240824215

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 April 2013

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Focal Press

Illustration: 600 Illustrations, color

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 277.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 964g

Pages: 264

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About the Author

Danny Draven is an award-winning independent producer/director/writer who has directed over six horror features. From slasher movies to supernatural thrillers, his films have gained a cult following worldwide. His movies include Horrorvision, Hell Asylum, Cryptz, Stuart Gordon Presents: Deathbed, Darkwalker, and Ghost Month. His first film, Horrorvision, appeared on the Sci-Fi channel's William Shatner's Full Moon Fright Night. Draven also won the Best Director award at the Chicago Horror Film Festival for his film Ghost Month. Draven is currently a member of the the Producers Guild of America, Horror Writers Association, and Motion Picture Editors Guild.

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