'The Art of Watching Films'
Dennis W. Petrie and Joesph M. Boggs have written this book to teach students about the art of moving-making and watching. This book touches on how to observe and develop an understanding of the skills needed by a movie-maker to analyse a film in an effective way.
The topics I mainly focused on was the visual design chapter that involved colour film verse black and white. What I learned from this section was a mixture of opinions on what style, colour or black and white, was more effective. For example, some directors believed that colour pulls the focus off of the characters and the storyline, as there is too many things for the audience to consider. Opposed to this, some directors believe that colour creates a more realistic setting for the audience which allows the director to communicate effectively. From reading this section, I will start to look into black and white movies, while starting to consider what techniques the directors may use to convey a tone when colour is not an option.
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