How long does it take to read The Five C's of Cinematography?
Joseph V. Mascelli
The Five C's of Cinematography by Joseph V. Mascelli takes about 4 hours 36 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 36 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1965. 251 pages, about 69,025 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 40 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 36 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 53 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
With the aid of hundreds of photographs and diagrams, The Five C's clearly and concisely presents the essential concepts and techniques of motion picture camerawork and the allied areas of filmmaking that they interact with and impact. Camera angles, Continuity, Cutting, Close-ups, Composition. Included are discussions of cinematic time and space, compositional rules, point-of-view, camera height and angle, master scenes, types of editing, screen direction, and much more.
Subjects: Cinematography, Motion pictures, Handbooks, manuals, etc, Handbooks, manuals, Production and direction, Cinematography--handbooks, manuals, etc
