How to read a film
Subtitle: the world of movies, media, and multimedia : language, history, theory
By: James Monaco ; with diagrams by David Lindroth.
Edition: 3rd ed., completely rev. and expanded.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 672
Subjects: Motion pictures
Description: "How to Read a Film: Movies, Media, Multimedia explores the medium as both art and craft, sensibility and science, tradition and technology. After examining film's close relation to such other narrative media as the novel, painting, photography, television, and even music, Monaco discusses those elements necessary to understand how films convey meaning and, more importantly, how we can best discern all that a film is attempting to communicate." "In a key departure from the book's previous editions, the new and still-evolving digital context of film is now emphasized throughout How to Read a Film. A new chapter on multimedia brings media criticism into the twenty-first century with a thorough discussion of topics like virtual reality, cyberspace, and the proximity of both to film. Monaco has likewise doubled the size and scope of his "Film and Media: A Chronology" appendix. The book also features a new introduction, an expanded bibliography, and hundreds of illustrative black-and-white film stills and diagrams. It is a must for all film students, media buffs, and movie fans."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [604]-643) and indexes.