Introducing Film

Name: Introducing Film
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ISBN: 9780340762288

ISBN-10: 0340762284

ISBN-13: 9780340762288

Edition: 2001

Authors: Graham Roberts, Heather Wallis

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How do we study a film? What is meant by "mise en scene" or "genre" and how can we use these terms to develop a deeper understanding of films? This book takes the study of film seriously without forgetting that it is an entertainment medium. Assuming no previous knowledge of film theory, it provides an introduction to the methods and terminology used in the study of films. It covers the main topics encountered on film courses, such as narrative, cinematography, stardom, the auteur, spectatorship, the film industry and much else. Drawing on examples ranging from Stagecoach and Casablanca to Raiders of the Lost Ark and Pulp Fiction, it encourages the reader to start actively studying films…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 8/3/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Acknowledgements


Introduction: Why study film?



Mise en sc`ene



Cinematography



Editing



The development of narrative



Classical Hollywood (as form and as institution)



The film industry outside of the Hollywood


Institutional mode



Genre



Stardom



Auteur



The medium and the message: representation


Audience and spectatorship



Bringing it all together


Recommended reading and viewing


Index of films, personalities and movements