The Visual Story：Creating the Visual Structure of Film, TV and Digital Media

图书标准信息

• 作者 Bruce Block 著
• 出版社 Focal Press
• 出版时间 2007-10
• 版次 2
• ISBN 9780240807799
• 定价 373.60元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 312页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Ifyoucan'tmakeittooneofBruceBlock'slegendaryvisualstorytellingseminars,thenyouneedhisbook!Nowinfullcolorforthefirsttime,thisbest-selleroffersaclearviewoftherelationshipbetweenthestory/scriptstructureandthevisualstructureofafilm,video,animatedpiece,orvideogame.You'lllearnhowtostructureyourvisualsascarefullyasawriterstructuresastoryoracomposerstructuresmusic.Understandingvisualstructureallowsyoutocommunicatemoodsandemotions,andmostimportantly,revealsthecriticalrelationshipbetweenstorystructureandvisualstructure.
TheVisualStoryoffersaclearviewoftherelationshipbetweenthestory/scriptstructureandthevisualstructureofafilm,video,ormultimediawork.Anunderstandingofthevisualcomponentswillserveastheguidetostrengtheningtheoverallstory.
TheVisualStorydivideswhatisseenonscreenintotangiblesections:contrastandaffinity,space,lineandshape,tone,color,movement,andrhythm.Thevocabularyaswellastheinsightisprovidedtopurposefullycontrolthegivencomponentstocreatetheultimatevisualstory.Forexample:knowthatasaturatedyellowwillalwaysattractaviewer'seyefirst;decidetoavoidabrupteditingbymasteringcontinuumofmovement;andbenefitfromthesuggestedlistoffilmstostudyrhythmiccontrol.TheVisualStoryshattersthewallbetweentheoryandpractice,bringingthesetwoaspectsofthecrafttogetherinanessentialconnectionforallthosecreatingvisualstories.
BruceBlockhastheproductioncredentialstowritethisdefinitiveguide.Hisexpertiseisindemand,andhegivesseminarsattheAmericanFilmInstitute,PIXARStudios,WaltDisneyFeatureandTelevisionAnimation,DreamworksAnimation,NickelodeonAnimationStudios,IndustrialLight&MagicandavarietyoffilmschoolsinEurope.
Theconceptsinthisbookwillbenefitwriters,directors,photographers,productiondesigners,artdirectors,andeditorswhoarealwaysconfrontedbythesamevisualproblemsthathavefacedeverypicturemakerinthepast,present,andfuture.

【作者简介】

BruceBlockhasworkedinacreativecapacityondozensoffeaturefilms,televisionshowscommercialsandanimatedfilms.HisfeaturefilmproducingcreditsincludeSomething'sGottaGive,WhatWomenWant,America'sSweethearts,TheParentTrap,andFatheroftheBrideI&II.HeservedascreativeconsultantonSpanglish,AsGoodAsItGets,StuartLittleandmanyotherfeaturefilmsandtelevisionproductions.HeisanadjunctProfessorattheUSCSchoolofCinema&TelevisionandteachesclassesinvisualstructureattheAmericanFilmInstitute,PIXARStudios,WaltDisneyFeatureandTelevisionAnimation,DreamworksAnimation,NickelodeonAnimationStudios,IndustrialLight&MagicandavarietyoffilmschoolsinEurope.Mr.Blockalsoconsultswithvideogamedesignersandsoftwarecompaniescreatingnewinteractivemedia.