Film : a critical introduction /
Pramaggiore, Maria,1960-author.
Wallis, Tom,author.
Updated and expanded, this new edition is the perfect starter text for students of film studies. The book illustrates basic film concepts in context and in depth. It addresses techniques and terminology used in film production and criticism, emphasizing thinking and writing critically and effectively. With reference to 460 new and existing images, the authors discuss contemporary films and film studies scholarship, as well as recent developments in film production and exhibition, such as digital technologies and new modes of screen media.
Previous edition: 2011.
"New & expanded - over 450 film stills"--Front cover.
Includes bibliographical references an index.
Part 1. Introduction to film analysis. Introduction -- An approach to film analysis -- Writing about film -- part 2. Film analysis. Narrative form -- Mise en scène -- Cinematography -- Editing -- Sound -- Alternatives to narrative fiction film : documentary and avant-garde films -- part 3. Cinema and culture. Film and ideology -- Social context and film style : national, international and transnational cinema -- Film stardom as a cultural phenomenon -- Genre -- Film authorship -- Studying screen media.
Updated and expanded, this new edition is the perfect starter text for students of film studies. The book illustrates basic film concepts in context and in depth. It addresses techniques and terminology used in film production and criticism, emphasizing thinking and writing critically and effectively. With reference to 460 new and existing images, the authors discuss contemporary films and film studies scholarship, as well as recent developments in film production and exhibition, such as digital technologies and new modes of screen media.
Motion pictures.
Film criticism.
Cinematography.