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Hollywood moviemaking is one of the constants of American life, but how much has it improved because the glory days of the best studios? David Bordwell argues that the guidelines of aesthetic storytelling created in the studio room era are alive and well, even in today's bloated blockbusters. American filmmakers have created a durable traditions - one which we have to not be ashamed to call imaginative, and one which survives in both mainstream entertainment and niche-marketed indie theatre. Bordwell traces the continuity of the tradition in a wide array of videos made since 1960, from intimate comedies like Jerry Maguire and Love Actually to more imposing attempts like A Beautiful Mind. He also attracts after testimony from freelance writers, directors, and editors who are acutely conscious of employing proven guidelines of story and aesthetic style. Inside the limits of the "classical" procedure, innovation can flourish. Bordwell examines how imaginative filmmakers have pressed the premises of the system in videos such as JFK, Memento, and Magnolia. He discusses generational, technological, and economical factors leading to balance and change in Hollywood theatre and includes close analyses of specific photos and sequences. As it runs across four years, examining classics like American Graffiti and The Godfather, as well as recent success like The Lord of the Wedding rings: The Two Towers, this e book provides a stunning and participating interpretation of how Hollywood moviemakers have created a strenuous, resourceful traditions of cinematic storytelling that carries on to engage audiences around the world. This e book is released by University of California Press.
