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Description for Scorsese Up Close
Hardback. This study of Martin Sorsese's films is intended as a close look at the cinematic text of the films themselves. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 192 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; APFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Unlike other books on Martin Scorsese that favor the discussion of broad themes and plot summaries, Scorsese Up Close: A Study of the Films also looks at the cinematic text of the great director's films. With a scrutiny comparable to the detail Scorsese brings to the shooting and editing process, author Ben Nyce examines particular shots or sequences of shots in many of the director's works. By focusing on these key components, Nyce explains how the visual and aural elements of such scenes dramatize Scorsese's singular vision. Nyce first discusses several of the early works that established Scorsese as ... Read more
Unlike other books on Martin Scorsese that favor the discussion of broad themes and plot summaries, Scorsese Up Close: A Study of the Films also looks at the cinematic text of the great director's films. With a scrutiny comparable to the detail Scorsese brings to the shooting and editing process, author Ben Nyce examines particular shots or sequences of shots in many of the director's works. By focusing on these key components, Nyce explains how the visual and aural elements of such scenes dramatize Scorsese's singular vision. Nyce first discusses several of the early works that established Scorsese as ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Series
The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810847873
SKU
V9780810847873
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Ref
99-15
About Ben Nyce
Ben Nyce recently retired as professor of literature and film at the University of San Diego. He has written many articles and is the author of Satyajit Ray: A Study of His Films (1988).
Reviews for Scorsese Up Close
There have been more than two dozen books already written about director Martin Scorsese, so do we really need another one? If it's Ben Nyce's Scorsese Up Close: A Study of the Films (Scarecrow Press), the answer is an unequivocal yes. In only 176 pages, the author gives us a concise study of the cinematic text of the Scorsese oeuvre, ... Read more