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Discussion: Crafting a Great Opening Scene with Annette Insdorf
February 26, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Cinema Village Theater 1, 22 East 12th Street
New York,NY10003United States
New York,NY10003United States
| Columbia University Film Professor Annette Insdorf will demonstrate how the opening sequence of a great film entices the viewer to enter its world. Using clips from movies such as La Ciudad and Where Do We Go Now?, she will discuss how they introduce stylistic and thematic elements that will be developed in the rest of the film. Her presentation will be followed by a book-signing of her acclaimed study, Cinematic Overtures: How to Read Opening Scenes. Come get all of your questions answered! This event is FREE and open to the public but you must REGISTER IN ADVANCE. Sponsored by GT’s Living Foods. Complimentary bottles of GT’s Kombucha – a naturally effervescent tea, fermented to probiotic perfection with raw & organic ingredients! |
About The Speakers
Annette Insdorf
Annette Insdorf is Professor of Film at Columbia University's School of the Arts, and Moderator of the popular "Reel Pieces" series at Manhattan's 92Y. She is the author of Double Lives, Second Chances: The Cinema of Krzysztof Kieslowski; Francois Truffaut; Philip Kaufman, and the landmark study, Indelible Shadows: Film and the Holocaust. Her latest book is Cinematic Overtures: How to Read Opening Scenes ...
