Grammar of the Film Language

by Daniel Arijon

Visual narrative formulas for anyone involved in the film and tape industry.

Genres: Film, Nonfiction, Art, Textbooks

624 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1976

Reviews

[Omar Manjouneh · Rating 4 out of 5]

أربع سنين من معهد السينما ممكن ببساطة أي حد يختصرهم بقراية الكتاب ده في أربع تيام. الشئ المُحبط إن الناس كان عندهم رفاهية الاختيار ده من سنة 97 - سنة ترجمة الكتاب - ومحدش فكر يقولنا !

[Peter O'leary · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is the book that I recommend to anyone who wants to start thinking about making a film. The title is appropriate: Arijon provides a practical and thorough visual breakdown of the possible sequence/scene constructions in cinema. Let's say you want to shoot a scene with four people, but you only want to cover it in five shots...Arijon has performed the sometimes mind-bending task of wrapping your brain around the three-dimensional placement of the camera and how that will play on the two-dimensional screen for you. It is not theory, it is not academic, it is an invaluable reference book for any filmmaker. If you are simply an enthusiast, this could provide an interesting insight into some of the nuts and bolts aesthetic concerns a director faces. Or, it could be incredibly dry - depends what kind of fan you are.

[André Vridstoft · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely brilliant book! It's not really a book that you would read cover-to-cover. It's more of a help-book. You face a production problem, and you turn to the book for help - and you'll find it!
It's brilliant if you are planning or making a film - how do you best narrate the film, or how do you shoot a particular scene so that the meaning of it will come to the foreground. For instance - how do you shoot a dinne scene with 11 people at the table, without crossing the infamous "lines", and so that the audience won't get confused as to whop is sitting where etc.
Great handbook - great help. Very detailed illustation on how to shoot various types of scenes: two people meeting but walking in from opposite directions, two people leaving in certain angles etc. You'll find it all here!

[Arijit Saha · Rating 5 out of 5]

A perfect book for understanding the visual and artistic language of Blocking, Camera Movements, and cuts. A must read for all the aspiring Filmmakers.

[Hossein Forootan · Rating 2 out of 5]

شدیدا دوره این کتاب‌ها و آموزش‌ها گذشته. نخرید یه وقت :)

[Lolla Esam]

جيد

[Wies · Rating 2 out of 5]

Extreme geeky

[Aryasb Feiz · Rating 1 out of 5]

Most useless book on Directing

[Amin Khojasteh · Rating 4 out of 5]

اولین کتاب آموزش کارگردانی که در پاییز سال ۸۴ خواندم. البته از انتشارات سروش و با همین ترجمه.

[Lee · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is incredibly thorough. After reading just a few chapters I see television shows and movies in a completely different way. I am more cognizant of the blocking and camera set-ups that the producers are using to get their particular shots. This is a reference book I will keep close to me. The illustrations are a little dated, and in some of the illustrations the men and the women look-alike, and the men look alike as well, so you have to concentrate to understand the relative positions of the characters as the camera views change, but other than that it is five stars.

[أسما حسين · Rating 4 out of 5]

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