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Reimagining Dance on Screen: A Practical Guide to Dance-Filmmaking book cover

1st Edition

Reimagining Dance on Screen A Practical Guide to Dance-Filmmaking

By Mitchell Rose Copyright 2027
272 Pages 58 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

272 Pages 58 Color Illustrations
by Routledge

Reimagining Dance on Screen is a hands-on guide for dancers, choreographers, filmmakers, and independent artists who want to create compelling dance-films. Written from a dancer’s perspective, it approaches dance on camera as a cinematic art form—not simply choreography documented on video. This volume is aimed at makers rather than theorists—the book emphasizes practical, experience-based... Read more

Acknowledgements

 

I. Foreword

II. Preface

III. Online Content

IV. Prologue: Software

V. Introduction

1: New Thinking

2: Photography

3: Camera

4: Film Language

5: What’s the Big Idea

6: Dancers, Money, Time, Etc.

7: Story Structure & Form

8: Mapping a Shot Strategy

9: Pre-visualization

10: Deeper Camera Settings

11: Preparing Your Performers

12: The Shoot Day Playbook

13: The Camera in Motion

14: Making the Cut

15: Refining The Edit

16: The Ruthless Editor

17: Musicality

18: Music Editing

19: Reality Check

20: Color Correction

21: Crafting the Soundscape

22: Titles & Credits

23: Exporting

24: A Film’s Life

25: Sage Counsel

Appendix A: Camera Buying Guide

Appendix B: Documenting Concert Dance

Glossary

Index

Biography

Mitchell Rose is a former choreographer who turned filmmaker after studying directing at the American Film Institute. His films have received over 100 international festival awards, and The New York Times called him “a rare and wonderful talent.” He was a professor of dance-filmmaking at The Ohio State University.

‘The world of screendance is exploding but utterly overwhelming—yet finally, here is Mitchell Rose with an indispensable road map, a how-to and a do not miss it pep talk. On top of everything, Rose keeps us laughing throughout. Grab this book and keep it closer than your camera!’

Matthew Diamond, Four-time Emmy winning, Oscar-nominated director of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, DANCEMAKER.

 

‘Mitchell Rose has redefined the landscape of dance-film with his distinctive approach. By working with film syntax as the source material for a choreographic concept, he has opened up myriad possibilities for choreographers, dancers and filmmakers. This witty and useful book provides practical support to any artist seeking to weave movement with film.’

Meredith Monk, Composer, Interdisciplinary Artist

 

‘Mitchell has always made generous, engaging films that meld the people moving with the moving image. Now, dance makers of all ages and experiences have an indispensable guide to making films that move, and will move their audiences. Devour this book—it will lead you on a new path of endless, gratifying making. I wish I had read this eons ago.’

David Dorfman, Choreographer/Performer/Educator

 

‘Mitchell’s classes shifted my entire artistic direction. This book distills that same clarity and insight. It opened my eyes to a whole new way of seeing dance—and putting it on the screen.’

Coal Rietenbach, former student of Mitchell Rose, videographer at Alvin Ailey

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