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Film Art : An Introduction and Film Viewers Guide by David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson (2004, Trade Paperback / Mixed Lot)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherGlencoe/McGraw-Hill
ISBN-100072878800
ISBN-139780072878806
eBay Product ID (ePID)2358699
Product Key Features
Educational LevelHigh School, Elementary School
Number of Pages480 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameFilm Art : an Introduction and Film Viewers Guide
SubjectFilm / General
Publication Year2004
TypeStudy Guide
AuthorDavid Bordwell, Kristin Thompson
Subject AreaPerforming Arts
FormatTrade Paperback / Mixed Lot
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight40.6 Oz
Item Length10.3 in
Item Width8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number7
Intended AudienceElementary/High School
LCCN2003-045907
Dewey Edition21
Grade FromSixth Grade
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal791.4/3
Grade ToTwelfth Grade
Table Of ContentPart One:Film Production, Distribution, and Exhibition Chapter One Film Production, Distribution, and Exhibition Mechanics of the Movies Bringing the Film to the Spectator Independent Production and Mainstream Hollywood: The Case of Good Machine Making the Movie: Film Production Modes of Production Notes and Queries Part Two:Film Form Chapter Two The Significance of Film Form The Concept of Form in Film Principles of Film Form Summary Notes and Queries Chapter Three Narrative as a Formal System Principles of Narrative Construction Playing Games with Story Time Narration: The Flow of Story Information The Classical Hollywood Cinema Narrative Form in Citizen Kane Summary Notes and Queries Part Three:Types of Films Chapter Four Film Genres Understanding Genre Three Genres A Contemporary Genre: The Crime Thriller Summary Notes and Queries Chapter Five Documentary, Experimental, and Animated Films Documentary Experimental Film The Animated Film Summary Notes and Queries Part Four:Film Style Chapter Six The Shot: Mise-en-Scene What is Mise-en-Scene Realism The Film Actor's Tool Kit The Power of Mise-en-Scene Aspects of Mise-en-Scene Putting It All Together: Mise-en-Scene in Space and Time Narrative Function of Mise-en-Scene: Our Hospitality Summary Notes and Queries Chapter Seven The Shot: Cinematography The Photographic Image From Monsters to the Mundane: Computer-generated Imagery in The Lord of the Rings Framing Duration of the Image: The Long Take Summary Notes and Queries Chapter Eight The Relation of Shot to Shot: Editing What Editing Is Dimensions of Film Editing Continuity Editing Intensified Continuity: L.A. Confidential and Contemporary Editing Alternatives to Continuity Editing Notes and Queries Chapter Nine Sound in the Cinema The Powers of Sound Rhythm on Two Tracks: A Dance of Death in The Last of the Mohicans Fundamentals of Film Sound Dimensions of Film Sound Functions of Film Sound: A Man Escaped Summary Notes and Queries Chapter Ten Style as a Formal System The Concept of Style Analyzing Film Style Style in Citizen Kane Style in Gap-Toothed Women Style in The River Style in Ballet Mecanique Style in A Movie Notes and Queries Part Five:Critical Analysis of Films Chapter Eleven Film Criticism: Sample Analyses The Classical Narrative Cinema Narrative Alternatives to Classical Filmaking Documentary Form and Style Form, Style, and Ideology Notes and Queries Part Six:Film History Chapter Twelve - Film Form and Film History Early Cinema (1893-1903) The Development of the Classical Hollywood Cinema (1908-1927) German Expressionism (1919-1926) French Impressionism and Surrealism (1918-1930) Soviet Montage (1924-1930) The Classical Hollywood Cinema after the Coming of Sound Italian Neorealism (1942-1951) The French New Wave (1959-1964) The New Hollywood and Independent Filmmaking Contemporary Hong Kong Cinema Bibliography for Chapter Twelve Glossary Internet Resources: Selected Reference Sites in Film from the World Wide Web Credits Index
SynopsisFilm is an art form with a language and an aesthetic all its own, and since 1979 David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson's Film Art has been the most respected introduction to the analysis of cinema. In the new seventh edition, while continuing to provide the best introduction to the fundamentals of serious film study, the book has been extensively re-designed to improve readability. Throughout the text, images present actual film frames, rather than production stills or advertising photos. Films are so much a part of our lives that it is hard to imagine a world without them. Our appetite for film sustains an immense industry., Film is an art form with a language and an aesthetic all of it'¬"s own, and since 1979 David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson'¬"s Film Art has been the most repected introduction to the art and analysis of cinema. In the new seventh edition, Film Art continues it'¬"s commitment to providing the best introduction to the fundamentals of serious film study. Images throughout the book are collected from actual film frames, not from production stills or advertising photos. The book has been extensively re-designed to improve readability and teachability. Additionally, the text can be packaged with the award-winning Film, Form, and Culture CD-ROM, and is supported by an extensive Instructor'¬"s Manual and text-specific website.
LC Classification NumberPN1995B617 2003
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