Loaded with hundreds of full-color examples, this focused, easy-to-reference guide shows you how to become an eloquent visual storyteller through effective and expressive choices for each and every shot in your film. --Book Jacket

Telling stories with moving images is one of the most exalted art forms of our era. The Filmmaker's Eye helps you harness the power of this genre by explaining how images work to tell a story. You will gain a deeper understanding of the role each shot plays in the larger narrative scheme of your film, and the technical requirements necessary to achieve powerful and memorable images. --

Gustavo Mercado's beautiful book reveals the inner workings of the basic shots that create the cinematic experience. He reveals how visuals communicate to an audience. If you're a novice filmmaker or a seasoned professional, this book will broaden your visual horizons.-Bruce Block, film producer, author of the Visual Story, and visual consultant whose credits include The holiday, Something's Gotta Give, Stuart Little, and Pretty in Pink --

• Finding the frame
• Principles of composition and technical concepts
• Image system
• Extreme close up
• Close up
• Medium close up
• Medium shot
• Medium long shot
• Long shot
• Extreme long shot
• Over the shoulder shot
• Establishing shot
• Subjective shot
• Two shot
• Group shot
• Canted shot
• Emblematic shot
• Abstract shot
• Macro shot
• Zoom shot
• Pan shot
• Tilt shot
• Dolly shot
• Dolly zoom shot
• Tracking shot
• Steadicam shot
• Crane shot
• Sequence shot