"It is, we might say, modestly virtuoso"

December 26, 2015 6:56 PM

David Bordwell's Observations of Film Art explains the blocking of Elia Kazan's Panic In The Streets
posted by the man of twists and turns (9 comments total)

Read this a few days ago. Bordwell is amazing as usual.
posted by octothorpe at 7:11 PM on December 26, 2015 [1 favorite]

I recommend Bordwell & Thompson's Film Art to my animation students every year as very few of them have a film school background. They do such a great job of easing the reader into really looking and listening and thinking about film vocabulary. This is a lovely example.
posted by cleroy at 12:24 AM on December 27, 2015 [2 favorites]

Thanks, I'm looking forward to reading this! "Panic in the streets" is a favourite and Bordwell is ... well, I don't know any film writer like him.
posted by Termite at 2:19 AM on December 27, 2015 [2 favorites]

Wow. Never heard of this guy. Awesome article.
posted by Potomac Avenue at 3:10 AM on December 27, 2015

Wow, the entire site is amazing.
posted by Foci for Analysis at 7:48 AM on December 27, 2015 [1 favorite]

Agreed. His site looks like it will take a while to fully digest; perfect for the holidays. Mucho joy! Thanks for posting this.
posted by buffalo at 10:19 AM on December 27, 2015

Foci for Analysis: "Wow, the entire site is amazing."

But so badly organized. I feel like I want to write my own index for it.
posted by octothorpe at 10:22 AM on December 27, 2015

This was great. And I'm glad Scott Walker didn't chase him away from UW.
posted by persona au gratin at 11:17 AM on December 27, 2015

Open secrets of classical storytelling: Narrative analysis 101
posted by the man of twists and turns at 2:38 PM on January 11, 2016