{"product_id":"9780857424891","title":"The Short-Fiction Scenario","description":"\u003cp\u003eFew figures in cinema history are as towering as Russian filmmaker and theorist Sergei Mikhailovitch Eisenstein (1898-1948). Not only did Eisenstein direct some of the most important and lasting works of the silent era, including \u003ci\u003eStrike\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOctober\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBattleship Potemkin\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as, in the sound era, the historical epics \u003ci\u003eAlexander Nevsky\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIvan the Terrible\u003c\/i\u003e—he also was a theorist whose insights into the workings of film were so powerful that they remain influential for both filmmakers and scholars today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeagull Books is embarking on a series of translations of key works by Eisenstein into English. \u003ci\u003eThe Short-Fiction Scenario\u003c\/i\u003e presents a master-class on turning a short story into an effective film. Delivered as a series of lectures at the State Institute of Cinematography, it details two parallel scripts drawn from the same story; at each point of difference, Eisenstein explains why one works better. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seagull Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47027228705008,"sku":"9780857424891","price":21.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780857424891_p0.jpg?v=1763816496","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780857424891","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}