Overview
Imagine an entire film course -- the history of film, the origins of film technology, discussion of films, filmmakers, traditions and genres -- available all on one DVDROM. That’s what you get with the multimedia edition of How To Read a Film. James Monaco’s book has been a favorite since 1977 -- a standard introduction to film for a generation of readers, viewers, filmmakers, and filmgoers. The DVD-ROM brings the book to life: you can read it, but it also talks to you, plays movie clips, shows you pictures and slide shows, guides you to other references, and lets you play filmmaker by making your own movie. The disc is fully loaded
with:
• Four complete books: the completely
revised third edition of How To
Read a Film, The Dictionary of
New Media, Reading about Film,
and Reading about New
Media
• More than 130 film clips — Hollywood
classics, cult landmarks, rare
finds, famous sequences — over
four hours of film!
• Audio author’s notes to give a new
dimension to the
text
• Audio interviews with Hollywood movers and
shakers
• Animated interactive diagrams to make the
technology understandable
• Film labs with a short movie shot
especially for the disc — and users can edit the movie
• Virtual Reality tours of Hollywood
studios, to take you where the action is
• A library of more than 140 reference
texts, diagrams, charts, and databases
• Completely indexed — find references to
any subject, person, theme, or film instantly
• Linked to the ReadFilm.com website — a
forum for discussion, help, and updates
• Guided tours and multiple linking — easy
for beginners, challenging for advanced users