Steadicam : techniques and aesthetics

Summary: In this unique study, Serena Ferrara examines the revolutionary impact of the Steadicam on filmmaking. The Steadicam has freed-up the camera operator to follow a film's movement, wherever it is happening. Serena Ferrara explains the principles by which the Steadicam is operated and the impact it has on filmmaking, including the effects it can produce on screen, on a film's narrative, on its audience, and on the director's creativity. Also featured are interviews with movie industry professionals, in which a variety.

Record details

ISBN: 1136055894
ISBN: 9781136055898
ISBN: 1136055940
ISBN: 9781136055942
ISBN: 9780240516073
ISBN: 0240516079
ISBN: 1136055932
ISBN: 9781136055935
ISBN: 9780080517735
ISBN: 0080517730
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 182 pages) : illustrations
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Publisher: Oxford : Focal Press, 2001.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-178) and index. Filmography: pages 171-173.
Formatted Contents Note:	Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Part One: History and Techniques -- Chapter 1. The moving camera -- Camera movement: an historical overview -- Types of camera movement -- The function of camera movements -- Chapter 2. The Steadicam -- Invention of the Steadicam -- The first-generation Steadicam -- Steadicam structure -- Basic principles used in the Steadicam -- The potential of the Steadicam -- The great variety of shots that can be obtained with the Steadicam -- Early use of the Steadicam in the movie industry -- Using the Steadicam -- The Steadicam configuration: high mode and low mode -- The mounted Steadicam: hard mount and soft mount -- Shooting with the Steadicam -- Limitations on use of the Steadicam -- Evolution of the Steadicam -- New tools developed from the idea of Steadicam -- The Steadicam's accessories -- The Steadicam in fields other than cinema -- The workshop experience -- Part Two: Semiotics and Narrative -- Chapter 3. The Steadicam as a creator of effects and as a narrator -- The camera and points of view -- Subjective vision -- The quality of movement in a point of view shot -- Structural evolution in Steadicam use from the earliest movies to the present -- The gaze of the narrative voice -- The Steadicam as a narrative voice -- The Steadicam and cinematographic space -- The Steadicam and real time -- The Steadicam and remakes -- The beginning and end of a movie -- Conclusions -- Part Three: The Steadicam: Different Opinions -- Chapter 4. Open debate and interviews with movie industry professionals -- Open debate -- Interviews -- Appendix -- Introduction to the analysis of a film -- Watching a movie -- Maps of The Shining -- Filmography -- Bibliography -- Index -- Last Page.
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