Eisenstein on the audiovisual
Subtitle: the montage of music, image and sound in cinema
By: Robert Robertson
Series: KINO, the Russian cinema series; KINO, the Russian cinema series
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 239
ISBN-13: 9781848857315
Subjects: Sound in motion pictures; Criticism and interpretation; Motion picture music; Analysis, appreciation
Description: The pioneering film director and theorist Sergei Eisenstein is known for the unequalled impact his films have had on the development of cinema. Less is known about his writings, which present a continent of ideas about film. This book presents an introduction to a key area of Eisenstein's thought: his ideas about the audiovisual in cinema.