"The Filmmaker's Eye: Learning and Breaking the Rules of Cinematic Composition"

Gustavo Mercado

Description: This is the only book that combines conceptual and practical instruction on creating polished and eloquent images for film and video with the technical know-how to achieve them. Loaded with hundreds of full-color examples, "The Filmmaker's Eye" is a focused, easy-to-reference guide that shows you how to become a strong visual storyteller through smart, effective choices for your shots. After a short introduction to basic principles, a variety of shots are deconstructed in the following format:
- Why It Works: an introduction to a particular type of shot
- How It Works: callouts point out exactly how the shot works the way it does
- The visual rules and technical aspects in action
- Technical Considerations: the equipment and techniques needed to get the shot.
- Breaking the Rules: examples where the "rules" are brilliant subverted
* Make smart visual choices with this quick, focused, and visual guide to cinematic composition.
* Shows you how to master the rules, then break them.
* Includes examples and discussions from a range of international films.

"The Filmmaker’s Eye: Learning (and Breaking) the Rules of Cinematic Composition”
translated into 5 languages.

The Portuguese edition of “The Filmmaker’s Eye” was just announced by Focal Press / Elsevier / Editora Campus, to be available later this month in Brazil. This edition joins the French, Spanish, Polish, and Turkish editions already available throughout North & South America, Europe, and Asia. Since its publication, “The Filmmaker’s Eye” has been adopted by several respected colleges and universities, including the Illinois Institute of Art in Chicago, Emerson University, Lehigh University, the Savannah College of Art & Design, Columbia College and the University of Malta, among others. Professor Mercado is also currently writing a book on Lighting for Film and HD and Editing for Focal Press.

Website:
http://www.focalpress.com/books/film_and_video/the_filmmaker39s_eye.aspx?cat=124&sub=128

http://www.amazon.com/Filmmakers-Eye-Learning-Cinematic-Composition/dp/0240812174/