Film light: meaning and emotion

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Thompson, L. 2015. Film light: meaning and emotion. 2015 Manchester University Press.
TitleFilm light: meaning and emotion
AuthorsThompson, L.
Abstract

A unique and wide-ranging analysis of the aesthetic and emotional impact of lighting in cinema. Lara Thompson looks at the way light informs the cinematic experience, from constructing star identities, sculpting natural light and creating imaginary worlds, to the seductive power of darkness, fading representations of the past and arresting twilight encounters.
This groundbreaking and accessible introductory study investigates the way illumination has transcended its diffuse functional boundaries and been elevated to a position of narrative and emotional importance, transforming it from an unobtrusive element of film style to an expressive and essential component. It includes analyses of over fifty renowned international films, discussed in inventive and illuminating combinations, from cinema's earliest moments to its most recent digital manifestations.

KeywordsFilm, Light, Emotion, Cinema, Cinematography, Lighting, Television
ISBN
Hardcover9780719086335
Paperback9780719086342
PublisherManchester University Press
Place of publication2015
Publication dates
Print01 Oct 2015
Publication process dates
Deposited12 Aug 2019
Output statusPublished
Web address (URL)https://www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9780719086335/
LanguageEnglish
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