{"product_id":"bollywood-unplugged-deconstructing-cinema-in-black-white","title":"Bollywood Unplugged - Deconstructing Cinema in Black \u0026 White","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Derek Bose\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: English Edition Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2004\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 144\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 8188811149\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is meant for anybody with even a fleeting interest in Bollywood-the way it functions, the voluptuous aesthetic traditions it upholds, its unique narrative style, the star system, how filmmakers, scriptwriters, actors, technicians and music directors work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWithout getting into the technicalities of filmmaking, it takes the reader on a guided tour of the film sets and recording studios to reveal the various devices and means directors employ in casting their web of magic and make-believe on the masses. At the same time, the book provides a visual overview of the development of Bollywood cinema from its very birth, through the silent era to its transformation from black-and-white to colour and now, in its bold, vibrant and globalised dimensions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor every student of cinema, aspiring filmmaker, movie critic, in short, anybody who is curious about what goes into the making of a typical Bollywood film, this would serve as an invaluable guide and a ready reckoner.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWHY THIS BOOK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBollywood cinema is unique. Its extravagant celebrations of glamour, pomp and spectacle, persistent devotion of mythology, an almost slavish reliance on songs and dances, convenient coincidences, larger-than-life characters and happy ending scarcely find a parallel anywhere in the world. Anybody seeking truth 24 times a second or for a slice of life in Bollywood, must look elsewhere. For, filmmaking in Bombay is an exercise at self-delusion in the extreme-utterly confusing, chaotic and contrived.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd yet, here is a chance to live the dreams of many lifetimes. Tales of heroism and cowardice, love and hate, justice and equity and of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances make for the magical realism Hindi cinema offers. Give us the glycerine tears and the tomato ketchup any day, the trees to dance around, lost-and-found brothers, the white sari in the artificial rain and the rising crescendo of a hundred violins, Nobody looks for truth in Bollywood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book provides an insight into the deconstruction of truth, from the most basic levels of shot-taking and sound recording to the complexities of special effects, characterisation, dramatic construction and image building. Very simply, its purpose is to take stock of the devices and means filmmakers employ in manipulating the minds of the masses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eINTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMEDIUM AND ITS METHODS\u003cbr\u003eMovie Variables, Emotional Bias, Constituent Elements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eONE LANGUAGE, MANY FORMS\u003cbr\u003eMythologicals, Romantic Musicals, Other Genres\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE CAMERA CAN ALSO LIE!\u003cbr\u003eVisual Manipulation, Camera Movement, Shot Size\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eALL TALKING AND SINGING\u003cbr\u003eVoice Mode, Making Music, Sound Effects\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFUSION OF SIGHT AND SOUND\u003cbr\u003eTransitional Devices, Editing Techniques, Visual Aberrations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOF MONSTERS AND MAGIC\u003cbr\u003eLive-Action Effects, Animation Effects, SFX Techniques\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFLESHING SCREEN CHARACTERS\u003cbr\u003eCharacter Traits, Dramatic Conflict, Dramatic Action\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCLASSIC CLASH OF OPPOSITES\u003cbr\u003eGenerating Conflict Story Adaptation, Key Concerns\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSTRANGER THAN FICTION\u003cbr\u003eDocumentary Forms, Conceptual Approach, Practical Cues\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eANYBODY CAN MAKE A FILM\u003cbr\u003eNine Steps, Method In Madness, Hard Facts\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Derek Bose \/ English Edition Publishers \/ Hardcover","offer_id":68153661358448,"sku":"14750","price":44.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/5203\/9792\/files\/14750.jpg?v=1793912210","url":"https:\/\/marketcalvexa.shop\/products\/bollywood-unplugged-deconstructing-cinema-in-black-white","provider":"Alderstone House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}