Key concepts in cinema studies
By: Susan Hayward.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1996
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 467
Subjects: Motion pictures -- Encyclopedias; Cinematography -- Encyclopedias
Description: Key Concepts in Cinema Studies is a comprehensive glossary of the main terms and concepts in film theory and film production. The book includes definitions of key film genres, from Westerns to Musicals; major movements of world cinema, from New German Cinema to Third Cinema; theories used in the study of cinema, from auteur theory to psychoanalysis and to feminist film theory; and key film production terms, from film editing to zoom lens.

Major entries are accompanied by suggestions for further reading, and there is also a bibliography of essential writings in cinema studies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 425-436) and indexes.