Overhearing Film Dialogue Sarah Kozloff shows why dialogue has been neglected in the analysis of narrative film and uncovers the essential contributions dialogue makes to a film's development and impact. Through informative discussions of dozens of classic and contemporary films—from Bringing Up Baby t
| Title | : | Overhearing Film Dialogue |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.68 (162 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0520221389 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 332 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2000-03-30 |
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Since the birth of cinema, film has been lauded as a visual rather than a verbal medium; this sentiment was epitomized by John Ford's assertion in 1964 that, "When a motion picture is at its best, it is long on action and short on dialogue." Little serious work has been done on the subject of film dialogue, yet what characters say and how they say it has been crucial to our experience and understanding of every film since the coming of sound. Through informative discussions of dozens of classic and contemporary films—from Bringing Up Baby to Terms of Endearment, from Stagecoach to Reservoir Dogs--this lively book provides the first full-length study of the use of dialogue in American film.
Sarah Kozloff shows why dialogue has been neglected in the analysis of narrative film and uncovers the essential contributions dialogue makes to a film's development and impact. She uses narrative theory and drama theory to analyze the functions that dialog
Editorial : "Kozloff's impressive work on dialogue in U.S. and some British films is often in agreement with French authority Michel Chion. Kozloff has the advantage of very readable prose with an almost encyclopedic knowledge of U.S sound films. She illustrates the importance of both dialogue and sound in the work of many directors, e.g., Orson Welles, Robert Altman, Preston Sturges. She illustrates how dialogue is vital to various genres, providing examples in chapters on Westerns, screwball comedies, gangster films, and melodramas. "--Choice
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