An introduction to the analysis of cinema. This work provides an introduction to the fundamentals of serious film study, followed by the chapters on Film Genres. It is supported by a text-specific Tutorial CD-ROM with video clips.

Written by two of the leading scholars in film studies, Film History: An Introduction is a comprehensive, global survey of the medium that covers the development of every genre in film, from drama and comedy to documentary and experimental. As with the authors' bestselling Film Art: An Introduction (now in its eighth edition), concepts and events are illustrated with frame enlargements taken from

Examines the movie, The Lord of the Rings , its scripting and design and technologies deployed to produce the films, video games, and DVDs. This book demonstrates the impact Rings had on the companies that made it, on the fantasy genre, on New Zealand, and on independent cinema.

Presents interviews of seventy-six people to examine the The Lord of the Rings' scripting and design and the technologies deployed to produce the films, video games, and DVDs. This book demonstrates the impact Rings had on the companies that made it, on the fantasy genre, on New Zealand, and on independent cinema.

Film is an art form with a language and an aesthetic all its own. This book provides an introduction to the fundamentals of serious film study, followed by the chapters on Film Genres. Supported by a text-specific Tutorial CD-ROM with video clips, it is packaged with this student learning tool.

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Offers a comprehensive survey of film - from the backlots of Hollywood, across the United States, and around the world. As in the authors' Film Art , the concepts and events in this title are illustrated with frame enlargements, aiming to give students realistic points of reference.

The author analyzes Hollywood's storytelling techniques and how they are used to make complex, comprehensible, entertaining films. She also takes on the myth that modern Hollywood films are based on a narrative system radically different from the one used during the Golden Age of the studio system.

'Defamiliarizes' the reader with eleven different films. This book argues that critics often use cut-and-dried methods and choose films that easily fit those methods. It also argues that neoformalism, on the other hand, encourages the critic to deal with each film differently and to modify his or her analytical assumptions continually.

Offers an introduction to the analysis of cinema. Taking a skills-centered approach supported by a wide range of examples from various periods and countries, this title helps students develop a core set of analytical skills that can deepen their understanding of the various films, in different genres.

Offers a global survey of the medium that covers the development of every genre in film, from drama and comedy to documentary and experimental. This book includes comprehensive overviews of the impact of globalization and digital technology on the cinema.