Drawing on her experience as a writer and award-winning director and producer, Smith presents this guide to symbols, showing how they are used by writers, filmmakers and in advertising to reach
into the subconscious mind and invoke thoughts and emotions, all in the instant it takes them to be recognized. Taking symbolic images such as fire, architecture, or the stars as viewed from
Earth or space, Smith gives common meanings, the symbol's use in history and myth, and how one can best use it on the screen or page. Concrete examples, including still photographs from movies,
are provided to prove her point and remind readers of their own feelings when they last saw that image in a film. The text includes a bibliography as well as dozens of full color and b&w
photographs. Annotation 穢2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
