Film art
Subtitle: an introduction
By: David Bordwell, Kristin Thompson.
Contributors: Thompson, Kristin, 1950-
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 544
ISBN-13: 9780073386164
Subjects: Motion pictures -- Aesthetics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface
pagenum: xv; label: Part One
title: Film Art and Filmmaking; label: 1
title: Film as Art: Creativity, Technology, and Business
pagenum: 2; label: Part Two
title: Film Form; label: 2
title: The Significance of Film Form
pagenum: 56; label: 3
title: Narrative as a Formal System
pagenum: 78; label: Part Three
title: Film Style; label: 4
title: The Shot: Mise-en-Scene
pagenum: 118; label: 5
title: The Shot: Cinematography
pagenum: 167; label: 6
title: The Relation of Shot to Shot: Editing
pagenum: 223; label: 7
title: Sound in the Cinema
pagenum: 269; label: 8
title: Summary: Style as a Formal System
pagenum: 312; label: Part Four
title: Types of Films; label: 9
title: Film Genres
pagenum: 328; label: 10
title: Documentary, Experimental, and Animated Films
pagenum: 349; label: Part Five
title: Critical Analysis of Films; label: 11
title: Film Criticism: Sample Analyses
pagenum: 396; title: Appendix
pagenum: 443; label: Part Six
title: Film History; label: 12
title: Film Art and Film History
pagenum: 454; title: Glossary
pagenum: 490; title: Credits
pagenum: 496; title: Recommended DVD Supplements
pagenum: 496; title: Index
pagenum: 498