How to read a film : the art, technology, language, history, and theory of film and media /
Monaco, James,1942-author.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 441-466) and index.
Film as an art -- Technology: image and sound -- The language of film: signs and syntax -- The shape of film history -- Film theory: form and function -- Media -- A standard glossary for film and media criticism -- Reading about film and media -- Film and media: a chronology.
Motion pictures.