Film art : an introduction.
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Film is an art form with a language and an aesthetic all its own. In this new edition, the authors provide an introduction to the fundamentals of serious film study, with images throughout the text collected from actual film frames, not from production stills or advertising photos.
About The AuthorsPreface PART ONE Film Art and Filmmaking CHAPTER 1 Film as Art: Creativity, Technology, and Business PART TWO Film Form CHAPTER 2 The Significance of Film Form CHAPTER 3 Narrative Form PART THREE Film Style CHAPTER 4 The Shot: Mise-en-Scene CHAPTER 5 The Shot: Cinematography CHAPTER 6 The Relation of Shot to Shot: EditingCHAPTER 7 Sound in the Cinema CHAPTER 8 Summary: Style and Film Form PART FOUR Types of Films CHAPTER 9 Film Genres CHAPTER 10 Documentary, Experimental, and Animated Films PART FIVE Critical Analysis of Films CHAPTER 11 Film Criticism: Sample Analyses PART SIX Film Art and Film History CHAPTER 12 Historical Changes in Film Art: Conventions and Choices, Tradition and Trends GlossaryIndexOptional Chapters (available through Create and Connect's ebook)Film Adaptations (supported by SmartBook)Writing a Critical Analysis of a FilmAdditional Resources for "Film As Art: Creativity, Technology, and Business".