Title: The Visual Story, Second Edition Pdf Creating the Visual Structure of Film, TV and Digital Media
Author: Bruce A. Block
Published Date: 2008
Page: 297
"Bruce Block has a unique knowledge and understanding of the visual structure of film. The Visual Story is the only book of its kind. it will teach you to become a better storyteller through the use of visuals." - Nancy Meyers, Director of "Something's Gotta Give" and "The Holiday""Bruce Block masterfully deconstructs visual storytelling. Exposure to this material is essential for all students of cinema. This book will make you a better filmmaker." --American Film Institute"Bruce Block's work gives the visual storyteller a framework for making story-driven decisions, not just visual choices. It gives the filmmaker tools to create harmony and counterpoint between the story structure and its visual realization on the screen." --Randy Nelson, Dean of Pixar University, Pixar Animation Studios"No matter what kind of visual storyteller you are, whether a filmmaker, photographer, or graphic designer, Bruce Block explains how visual narrative works in a way that is clear and accessible." --David Pagani, Creative Director-On Air, DIRECTV"Bruce Block is legendary in the field of broadcast design. His profound insight into the art of visual storytelling will forever change the way you work." --Dan Pappalardo, Executive Creative Director/Partner, Troika Design Group"I spend much of my time in pre-production quoting Bruce Block to my cinematographers, production designers, costume designers, and editors. In all my years in the business I've never found a clearer more useful articulation of film grammar." --Jay Roach, director of Austin Powers, Meet the Parents, and Meet the Fockers"You hold in your hand a key to understanding the complex and ever changing world of modern cinema."--Charles Shyver, director of Alfie, Father of the Bride I & II, and Baby Boom"Bruce Block's in-depth understanding of Visual Structure is inspirational to those working in animation. This reference source is invaluable and essential for any artist." --Walt Disney Television Animation"I think every cinematographer-in-training should read this book. It will teach them how important collaboration with others in the crew is by having an overall concept of all that goes into the creation of the Visual Story." - Rexford Metz, ASC"His book is a sort of Elements of Style for filmmakers, and any screenwriter, director or cinematographer with a point of view will find a great deal of creative inspiration in The Visual Story's guide to the fundamentals of the craft....The Visual Story makes the very convincing argument that all of these media require precise, motivated visual designs in order to be effective - and that having a point to make or a story to tell is only half the battle." - American Cinematographer"In a great story - and in a great speech - there is ebb and flow, there is silence and there may be thunder... In a wonderful book about the power of the visual in storytelling by Bruce Block (The Visual Story: Creating the Visual Structure of Film, TV, and Digital Media), the author uses these three basics of story - Exposition, Climax, Resolution - to show the link between visual structure and story structure." -Garr Reynolds, Presentation Zen (http://www.presentationzen.com/)
The Visual Story offers a clear view of the relationship between the story/script structure and the visual structure of a film, video, or multimedia work. An understanding of the visual components will serve as the guide to strengthening the overall story.
The Visual Story divides what is seen on screen into tangible sections: contrast and affinity, space, line and shape, tone, color, movement, and rhythm. The vocabulary as well as the insight is provided to purposefully control the given components to create the ultimate visual story. For example: know that a saturated yellow will always attract a viewer's eye first; decide to avoid abrupt editing by mastering continuum of movement; and benefit from the suggested list of films to study rhythmic control. The Visual Story shatters the wall between theory and practice, bringing these two aspects of the craft together in an essential connection for all those creating visual stories.
Bruce Block has the production credentials to write this definitive guide. His expertise is in demand, and he gives seminars at the American Film Institute, PIXAR Studios, Walt Disney Feature and Television Animation, Dreamworks Animation, Nickelodeon Animation Studios, Industrial Light & Magic and a variety of film schools in Europe.
The concepts in this book will benefit writers, directors, photographers, production designers, art directors, and editors who are always confronted by the same visual problems that have faced every picture maker in the past, present, and future.
* Now in full color!
* Written by a renowned producer, visual consultant, and teacher
* The material in this books applies to any kind of visual story, including films, animated pieces, video games, and television
Wonderful book I took a film workshop that was based on this book, and thought I would learn more from the book. The book is wonderful. I agree that the author is occasionally a bit wordy, but what a trove of useful material he has assembled. I take still photographs, and was/am looking for ways to add intensity to my photos and have some understanding of the techniques. Clearly, successful directors and cinematographers know a lot about visual intensity, and this book explains some (all?) of their techniques. So the budding filmmaker and photographer can learn and apply these. As a bonus, you'll probably enjoy films and pictures more --I think I will-- because you'll understand why they work (or don't).Don't pay attention to the naysayer review (did he even read the entire book?). If your curious about this material, this is a great book and I commend the author and his publisher for such a quality product.I learned a lot from this book It is a well delivered display of the mechanics behind good film-making, and there's a lot for other visual arts as well. I do not aspire to be a cinematographer, but I learned a great deal about what choices to make when laying out a composition, and what those choices might convey to the audience, and why. It really makes watching movies a lot more informed, as you see a bit more behind the curtain on how directors manipulate the story and tell it more effectively. Concise and easy to understand, it is a great resource for anyone wanting a deeper view into the artistic choices people make in the visual arts.From One of the Best Instructors I took Bruce Block's class at USC film school in the 90s. That class was known among graduate film and television production students as one of the best, most useful classes at the school, and I agreed: it helped me both as a director and as a viewer. If you spend the time with this book and watch the films that are referenced to illustrate the principles it will change the way you watch films, at least for a while until you integrate this way of watching into your methods of reading a film.I have not seen this kind of subject matter presented anywhere else, besides versions taught by some of Bruce's former students. Super useful stuff!
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