{"product_id":"invisible-storytellers-9780520067936","title":"Invisible Storytellers","description":"\u003cdiv\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\/div\u003e","brand":"Sarah Kozloff","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42960044228726,"sku":"9780520067936","price":38.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_1c0d3ae5-130d-48cb-a9f3-a370192be914.jpg?v=1767789263","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/invisible-storytellers-9780520067936","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}