Rather, it evolved naturally as certain devices were found in practice to be both workable and useful.
Film has no grammar. ( ① )
There are, however, some vaguely defined rules of usage in cinematic language, and the syntax of film ―
its systematic arrangement ―
orders these rules and indicates relationships among them. ( ② )
As with written and spoken languages, it is important to remember that the syntax of film is a result of its usage, not a determinant of it. ( ③ )
There is nothing preordained about film syntax. ( ④ )
Like the syntax of written and spoken language, the syntax of film is an organic development, descriptive rather than prescriptive, and it has changed considerably over the years. ( ⑤ ) “Hollywood Grammar”
may sound laughable now, but during the thirties, forties, and early fifties it was an accurate model of the way Hollywood films were constructed. * preordained: 미리 정해진