Film History & Criticism - General & Miscellaneous, Cinematography
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Overview
This concise introduction to the study of film offers an integrated and carefully paced overview of the issues and perspectives that contribute to a full understanding of the medium. It starts simply with a range of filmic examples, theoretical terms and analytical strategies chosen to reflect students' likely motivations for studing film in the first place. Its unified narrative line and student-centered philosophy create a layered approach, where greater complexity is built in stage by stage. It is enriched by a fund of diverse examples, handled as extended case studies or briefer vignettes, that offer a sensitive mix of the familiar, classic and more unusual.
Synopsis
This textbook introduces students and movie buffs to a range of approaches to the study of film. Early chapters cover the basics of film language (framing, lighting, editing, etc.) and genre, followed by an overview of industry history in Hollywood, Britain, and around the world. The relationship to film studies of theories such as feminist analysis and poststructuralism is also explored. The final chapter examines how film is influenced by constantly changing technology. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Book Details
Published
July 1, 2005
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Pages
272
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781403916273