NEW BOOK “A CINEMA BETWEEN EYES AND WORDS” FROM THE SERIES OF FILMAKER`S LIBRARY WAS PUBLISHED.

The book was published named “A cinema between eyes and words” by Nadir Badalov, board member of AUF, art critic, screenwriter.

It should be mentioned that this book was published with the financial support of Azerbaijan Union of Filmmakers. The book from the series of Filmmaker`s Library consists of 3 parts-Film Dramaturgy, Film Aesthetics, Film Review.

Word and its philosophy, what is dramaturgy and its role in the film, mimesis – imitation as a reflection of reality, realism, Hegel – as a dramaturgical mould of the world, Aristotle`s training etc. are widely covered.

The Film Aesthetics section is, as the name suggests, about film direction, which is decisive to the aesthetics of a film. One of the original aspects of the book is that the author analyse the works of modern Azerbaijani director Emil Gulieyv`s  Curtain trilogy, the classics of Azerbaijani cinema Rustam Ibragimbekov and Hasan Seyidbayli, world classics Roman Polanski and Nuri Bilge Ceylan from a completely new perspective.

What makes the book valuable for young filmmakers is that it`s the encyclopaedia of training of the most popular screenwriters, John Truby, Sid Field, Christopher Vogler and Robert McKee. The author explains each training comprehensively.

The newly published book is also of high importance as a textbook.

AUF takes into consideration the provision of textbooks and professional literature for young filmmakers as an important aspect of the union’s activity.

The head of the project is director, secretary of Azerbaijan Union of Filmmakers, Ali İsa Jabbarov, the editor-in-chief is Magsad Nur, the artist is Sevinj Guliyeva, the proofreader is Flora Aliyeva, the fitting is Ismail Suleymanli, the designer is Ramin Hasanelizadeh. The book was published as a result of cooperation with “Parlag Imzalar” publishing house.

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