Grammar of the shot Roy Thompson
Material type: TextSeries: Media manualPublication details: Oxford Focal 1998ISBN:- 0240513983
- 778.53 THO
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Standard Loan | LSAD Library Main Collection | 778.53 THO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 39002000260910 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Grammar of the Shot is a manual for those who are about to embark on a career in shooting pictures. It is aimed at the novice, concentrating purely on the principles of shooting - still the best way to tell a visual story.
Written in simple, easy-to-follow language and illustrated with clear uncomplicated line drawings, the book sets down the fundamental knowledge needed to achieve acceptable results.
The book:
· is a sister volume to Grammar of the Edit
· has been extensively tested in Europe, Asia and Africa
· lists, examines and explains the conventions and working practices of taking pictures.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Objective and subjective shooting
- Elements of the shot
- The equipment
- The types of shot
- Complex shots
- Developing shots
- General practices
- Overlapping action and shooting ratio
- Working practices