Author: Ishtiak Hossain

Publisher: Ishtiak Hossain

Published: 2024-08-13

Total Pages: 97

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The book "Film Textures: Subtext and Art Direction" is an important source of information for all film buffs and interested readers, including university film and media students. Although the book has not been able to fully present the issues of subtext and art direction, it has tried its best to present the true form of subtext and art direction through explanation. It discusses film structure, plot construction, character development, art direction, and various techniques of using subtext in detail with film examples. Movies are considered as one of the mediums of entertainment. Although every day there is an increase in innovation in the various disciplines of cinema, still cinema has retained the entertainment of people through its well-organized aesthetic presentation. The use of art direction and subtext can be seen in countless films from the beginning of cinema till now. The discussion text will explore the subtext by analyzing notable films from different periods and countries. Understanding the subtext of the film and the underlying message of the filmmakers, creates the ability to understand the essence of the film, evaluate it and understand the story. These films represent different time periods and different geographical contexts, which lends particular importance to the creators' creativity, cultural influence, and use of subtext. In-depth analysis of film elements and subtext will encourage students to apply subtext to film projects. Art direction directs the film's actors, controls the artistic and dramatic aspects of the film, and fulfills the visionary vision of the screenplay. Art direction encompasses the film's overall visual approach, which determines the appearance of the film's environment, including the location, color, texture, space, and objects used in the scene. Also, it creates the aesthetics of the actor's presentation, costumes and makeup. Art direction creates the overall color palette for the film, which can have a profound effect on the film. The production designer oversees the artistic look of the film and facilitates and executes the creative intent. The art director creates everything from the largest scale locations to the smallest details. At a finer level, art direction involves several other important aspects. For example, tweaking (subtle adjustments to processes or systems) and locations, so that the film's visualization on screen looks inherently realistic, lifelike and accurate, is known as set dressing. Art direction includes props and costumes; When the elements are chosen correctly, it makes the scene more believable. The overall aesthetic is guided by the production designer and implemented by the art director, which influences the final film as much as the lighting, story and dialogue. Art generally refers to qualitative aesthetic beauty. Film is a complete entertainment language, consisting of story, sound, light and other elements. Art direction in a film must be accurate and appropriate—selection of shooting locations, location decoration, selection of props, acting and appropriate use of sound and lighting based on the selected story make realistic visualization of the film possible. Usually movies are realistic depictions of fictional stories. The use of correct, acceptable and appropriate sound, lighting and art direction in film production is essential to present the film realistically to the audience on the screen. In film, subtext is the underlying meaning that enriches the content of scenes, dialogues, or characters, but never directly manifests itself in visual cues, dialogue, or story narration. However, the subtext can be fully inferred through the scenes, dialogues and actions, expressions or context of the characters in the film.