Conclusion

Abstract The conclusion sets out in general terms apparently contradictory aspects of the filmmaker’s art, restates the concept of the aesthetics of the screen as a practical resource integral to the film’s address to the audience, and then summarizes the topics of the book. The places in which a film comes to life and the tasks of the filmmaker are briefly recapped. There follows a restating of specific aspects of the language of the screen: composition, mise en scène, the shot, and framing. Camera as concept—in its various relationships to its material—is touched upon, then camera angle, movement, axes of screen direction and camera movement, and lensing. The editorial process is summarized, followed by the topics of sound and music. The final paragraphs reflect on both the perennial and the shifting, innovative aspects of the filmmaker’s art—the latter often prompted by new diversity and cultural perspectives. The author concludes that, whatever the developing means of viewing a film, the art of the filmmaker continues to offer a conduit to our common humanity.