Close-ups and Long Shots in Modern Chinese Cinemas / / Hsiu-Chuang Deppman.

Two of the most stylized shots in cinema—the close-up and the long shot—embody distinct attractions. The iconicity of the close-up magnifies the affective power of faces and elevates film to the discourse of art. The depth of the long shot, in contrast, indexes the facts of life and reinforces our f...

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Place / Publishing House:Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2020]
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Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (368 p.) :; 110 b&w illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • CHAPTER ONE The Close-up of Mo Yan and Zhang Yimou
  • CHAPTER TWO The Art of the Close-up in Lust, Caution
  • Chapter Three Philosophy of the Long Shot in Hou Hsiao-hsien’s The Assassin
  • Chapter Four The Back Shot in Jia Zhangke’s I Wish I Knew
  • Chapter Five Between Close-ups and Long Shots
  • Notes
  • References
  • Selected Filmography
  • Index