Steven Spielberg's Style by Stealth

1. Introduction: Setting the Scene
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Part I. Origin

2. Fundamentals of Classical Narration
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3. Spielberg as Filmmaker
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4. Continuity Editing as System
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Part II. Function

5. Deep Space Composition and Staging
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6. Space and the Wide Reverse Strategy
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7. The Wide Reverse and Extended Variation
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Part III. Effect, Affect and Precedent

8. The Wide Reverse, Cognition and Affect
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9. Manifestations of the Wide Reverse in Mainstream Narrative Cinema
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10. Conclusion: Style by Stealth
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Keywords: Cultural and Media Studies, Directing, American Cinema, Film Theory