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Reimagining Dance on Screen

A Practical Guide to Dance-Filmmaking

Medium: Buch
ISBN: 978-1-041-03572-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Erscheinungstermin: 20.10.2026
vorbestellbar, Erscheinungstermin ca. Oktober 2026

Reimagining Dance on Screen is a hands-on guide for dancers, choreographers, filmmakers, and independent artists who want to create compelling dance-films. Written from a dancer’s perspective, it approaches dance on camera as a cinematic art form—not simply choreography documented on video.

This volume is aimed at makers rather than theorists—the book emphasizes practical, experience-based guidance over academic study. Its central premise is straightforward: when dance moves onto the screen, the result is not a filmed dance, but a film shaped by cinematic choices. It covers essential filmmaking techniques such as visual storytelling, shot design, camera movement, and editing—tailored to transform dance into a cinematic experience.

The book includes 12 video tutorials and 50 downloadable dance clips for editing practice. Designed for both classroom use and independent practice, it supports artists working solo or with limited resources and assumes no prior editing experience. With an emphasis on creativity over expensive equipment, its clear and encouraging tone invites artists to think cinematically and approach dance-film as a playful, rigorous, and deeply expressive form. It is ideal for students and professionals in dance, film, and the performing arts, whether exploring new artistic mediums or the intersection of movement and cinema.


Produkteigenschaften


  • Artikelnummer: 9781041035725
  • Medium: Buch
  • ISBN: 978-1-041-03572-5
  • Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Erscheinungstermin: 20.10.2026
  • Sprache(n): Englisch
  • Auflage: 1. Auflage 2026
  • Serie: Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
  • Produktform: Gebunden
  • Seiten: 272
  • Format (B x H): 152 x 229 mm
  • Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt
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AcknowledgementsI. ForewordII. PrefaceIII. Online ContentIV. Prologue: SoftwareV. Introduction1: New Thinking2: Photography3: Camera4: Film Language5: What's the Big Idea6: Dancers, Money, Time, Etc.7: Story Structure & Form8: Mapping a Shot Strategy9: Pre-visualization10: Deeper Camera Settings11: Preparing Your Performers12: The Shoot Day Playbook13: The Camera in Motion14: Making the Cut15: Refining The Edit16: The Ruthless Editor17: Musicality18: Music Editing19: Reality Check20: Color Correction21: Crafting the Soundscape22: Titles & Credits23: Exporting24: A Film's Life25: Sage CounselAppendix A: Camera Buying GuideAppendix B: Documenting Concert DanceGlossaryIndex