Everything I Know About Filmmaking I Learned Watching Seven Samurai

This was a quick read that I would categorize as an intro level film studies book. The author goes through Seven Samurai scene by scene summarizing what is happening while introducing basic film terms (close up, long shot, fade out, wipe). After each scene/shot summary there is a “Lesson Learned” paragraph. These paragraphs don't seem to actual convey a learned lesson but rather lightly analyzes the summary (often feeling like a continuation of the summary itself). I think this book would be well suited for someone who has never looked at a film beyond surface entertainment.