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Author:   Philip Cowan
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Lexington Books
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 23.90cm
Weight:   0.649kg
ISBN:  

9781793638953

ISBN 10:   1793638950
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   03 October 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents List of Figures Introduction Part One: Authorship Chapter 1: Theoretical Movements of Authorship in Film Chapter 2: The Death and Resurrection of the Author Chapter 3: Multiple Authorship in Film Chapter 4: The Cinematographer Part Two: Aesthetics Chapter 5: Nilsen’s Representational Theory Chapter 6: Carroll’s Functional Theory Chapter 7: Functional Aesthetic Elements of Shot Composition Part Three: Appreciation Chapter 8: Gregg Toland in Depth Chapter 9: Toland, Characteristics of the Medium and Spatial Elements Chapter 10: Toland, Temporal Elements of Shot Composition and Lighting Chapter 11: Toland as Co-Author (7,754) Chapter 12: The Collaboration between Toland and Wyler Conclusion Gregg Toland Filmography Additional Filmography Bibliography About the Author

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From broad reflection on authorship in narrative cinema as inevitably collaborative, to explication of the essential and irreducible role of the cinematographer in that collaboration, to precise and grounded exemplification through the filmmaking practice of the great and revered cinematographer Gregg Toland across his oeuvre, Philip Cowan's methodologically careful and rigorous study makes a welcome contribution to the theorization and empirical analysis of the aesthetics of the Hollywood studio system. A must-have volume for anyone interested in the expressive possibilities of American film as modern culture form. --Dana Polan, New York University

""From broad reflection on authorship in narrative cinema as inevitably collaborative, to explication of the essential and irreducible role of the cinematographer in that collaboration, to precise and grounded exemplification through the filmmaking practice of the great and revered cinematographer Gregg Toland across his oeuvre, Philip Cowan's methodologically careful and rigorous study makes a welcome contribution to the theorization and empirical analysis of the aesthetics of the Hollywood studio system. A must-have volume for anyone interested in the expressive possibilities of American film as modern culture form."" --Dana Polan, New York University ""This groundbreaking study provides a major contribution to the critical understanding and appreciation of the art of cinematography. Cowan not only offers a detailed and convincing argument for the authorial significance of the cinematographer within the, essentially collaborative, domain of film production, he also proves the value of his perspective via an analysis of the work of Gregg Toland that is unsurpassed in its insight and rigour."" --Duncan Petrie, Univesity of York

Author Information

Philip Cowan is senior lecturer in cinematography at the University of South Wales in the UK.

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