January 2023
Intermediate to advanced
442 pages
15h
English
There are multiple pathways into genre. For Mike Nichols the pathway is performance. For Ridley Scott it is art direction. For Kathryn Bigelow it is human character and behavior through a powerful political-social lens. Every director, particularly the great creative directors, makes choices in line with who they are, in a deep sense.
And every genre has certain tropes—markers that identify as well as differentiate one from the next. Initially, it’s the imagery of the film that casts a sense of scale, size, and scope to their interpretation of the narrative. Here, directors such as George Miller, Denis Villeneuve, and Jane Campion stand out. After imagery, ...
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