The Art of Watching Films: A Guide to Film Analysis

achieved acting action actors actually adaptation analysis approach attempt attention audience basic become beginning called camera character cinematic clear close-up color communicate completely consider continuous create critical develop dialogue direct director editing effect elements emotional employed essential evaluation example experience expressions eyes face fact feeling film film's filmmaker focus frame function gives human idea important interest kind language lighting limited look meaning medium mind mood motion movement movie moving nature novel objective personality physical picture play plot point of view possible powerful problem questions reaction reality reflect response reveal rhythms role scene score screen seen sense sequence setting shot significant simply single sound stage story structured style subjective symbols techniques theme things tion track understanding unique usually viewer viewpoint visual image voice watching whole