Download or read book The Elements of Cinema written by Stefan Sharff and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1982 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with the proposition that there exist uniquely cinematic elements of meaning and structure, Stefan Sharff clearly and systematically lays the foundation for "literacy" in cinema--a sensitivity to the aesthetic elements intrinsic only to film. Sharff presents the basic elements of structure, modes of expression, and rules which he argues create a specific "language" and "syntax" of cinema.