This volume provides the complete shooting script for Kenneth Branagh’s 1996 film adaptation of William Shakespeare’s tragedy. Unlike standard editions, this text includes every line from the First Folio and Second Quarto, documenting a four-hour cinematic production. The book contains Branagh's introduction regarding his directorial choices and a detailed film diary written by Russell Jackson. This log tracks the daily logistics of the shoot at Shepperton Studios and Blenheim Palace, documenting the technical challenges of using 70mm film and managing a large international cast.
Film students and Shakespeare scholars read this to understand the practical transition from stage text to visual medium. It serves as a technical manual for how a director interprets classical verse through camera angles, set design, and pacing. The reader gains a specific look at the labor behind high-budget period filmmaking, moving past literary analysis into the mechanics of production. By comparing the uncut script against the final screen images, the reader learns how specific rhythmic choices in the dialogue dictate the visual movement of a scene.
Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
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- Published
- 1996
- Language
- EN
