Dictionary of film terms
Subtitle: the aesthetic companion to film art
By: Frank Eugene Beaver.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Peter Lang; Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 315
ISBN-13: 9781433104534
Subjects: Cinematography -- Dictionaries
Genres: Dictionaries.
Description: "This updated, expanded edition includes descriptions of the latest developments in such areas as animation, special effects, and sound aesthetics and includes numerous stills from classic and contemporary films. A trusted, practical handbook, Dictionary of Film Terms clearly and concisely defines the essential terms of film analysis, appreciation, and production, with a special focus on the aesthetic values of filmmaking. Extensive cross-referencing among individual definitions ensures easy access to specific terms, and a comprehensive topical index relates to larger concepts of film art by grouping them under such wide-ranging categories as editing, cinematography, composition, and lighting. Dictionary of Film Terms is a valuable compendium of definitions of aesthetic techniques (ambient sound, camera angle, process shot), theoretical concepts (auteur criticism, film acting), styles (Hitchcockian, naturalist, neorealist), and genres (film noir, screwball comedy) that together comprise the language of motion-picture expression. Students of film and weekend movie buffs will find it a useful companion for better understanding the art of film."--Pub. desc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.