Teaching analysis of film language
By: David Wharton and Jeremy Grant ; series editor: Vivienne Clark ; commissioning editor: Wendy Earle.
Contributors: Grant, Jeremy.; British Film Institute.
Series: Teaching film and media studies
Publisher: BFI Education; British Film Institute Education
Published: 2007
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 104
ISBN-13: 9780851709819
Subjects: Motion pictures -- Production and direction -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- Great Britain.
Description: "A well-organised guide to teaching film language, with examples from Hollywood, independent, British and World cinemas. Designed to be accessible to those who are new to Film or Media Studies, this book will also be very useful to more experienced practitioners. It centres on a concise account of key ideas in film analysis at the 'macro' level (narrative, genre, representation) and 'micro' level (cinematography, editing, sound). The guide explains accessibly how the auditory and visual components of film language can be interpreted as a semiotic process. It does so mostly from an audience perspective, but also relates film language to film production."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 102-103).