{"product_id":"invisible-storytellers-voice-over-narration-in-american-fiction-film-paperback","title":"Invisible Storytellers: Voice-Over Narration in American Fiction Film - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah Kozloff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Let me tell you a story,\" each film seems to offer silently as its opening frames hit the screen. But sometimes the film finds a voice--an off-screen narrator--for all or part of the story. From \u003ci\u003eWuthering Heights\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDouble Indemnity\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eAnnie Hall\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePlatoon\u003c\/i\u003e, voice-over narration has been an integral part of American movies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough examples from films such as \u003ci\u003eHow Green Was My Valley\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAll About Eve\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Naked City\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBarry Lyndon\u003c\/i\u003e, Sarah Kozloff examines and analyzes voice-over narration. She refutes the assumptions that words should only play a minimal role in film, that \"showing\" is superior to \"telling,\" or that the technique is inescapably authoritarian (the \"voice of god\"). She questions the common conception that voice-over is a literary technique by tracing its origins in the silent era and by highlighting the influence of radio, documentaries, and television. She explores how first-person or third-person narration really affects a film, in terms of genre conventions, viewer identification, time and nostalgia, subjectivity, and reliability. In conclusion she argues that voice-over increases film's potential for intimacy and sophisticated irony.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Kozloff\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor and Chair of film studies at Vassar College, and has published articles in \u003ci\u003eFilm Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCinema Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFilm\/Literature Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 9 x 6.05 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 03, 1989\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42133490204807,"sku":"9780520067936","price":70.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d04dbe11b3c29a58541d8acc3e927ce6.webp?v=1732634734","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/invisible-storytellers-voice-over-narration-in-american-fiction-film-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}