How to read a film
the art, technology, language, history and theory of film and media
by Monaco, James., James Monaco, James Monaco, Nick Drjuchin, and David Lindroth
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Sets movies in the contexts of their aesthetic and technological antecedents and reviews all important factors of and issues pertaining to contemporary film and television production and theory.
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Motion pictures, Cinéma, Filmkunst, Filmtheorie, Filmgeschiedenis (wetenschap), Massamedia, Filmtechniek, Filmsemiotik, Esthetica, Multimedia, Films, Film, Motion pictures, history, Film criticism, Film theory & appreciation, Includes bibliographies and index, Television programs, Moving-pictures, History, Cd-roms, Dvds, Evaluation, Motion pictures--technique, Motion pictures--criticism and interpretation, Pn1994 .m59 2009, 791.43/01/5Places
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How to read a film: movies, media, and beyond : art, technology, language, history, theory
2009, Oxford University Press, Oxford University Press, USA
in English
- 4th ed., completely rev. and expanded.
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How to read a film: the art, technology, language, history, and theory of film and media
1981, Oxford University Press
in English
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How to read a film: the art, technology, language, history and theory of film and media
1981, Oxford University Press
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Previous ed., 1977.
Bibliography, p465-493. - Includes index.
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"How to Read a Film: Movies, Media, Multimedia explores the medium as both art and craft, sensibility and science, tradition and technology. After examining film's close relation to such other narrative media as the novel, painting, photography, television, and even music, Monaco discusses those elements necessary to understand how films convey meaning and, more importantly, how we can best discern all that a film is attempting to communicate." "In a key departure from the book's previous editions, the new and still-evolving digital context of film is now emphasized throughout How to Read a Film. A new chapter on multimedia brings media criticism into the twenty-first century with a thorough discussion of topics like virtual reality, cyberspace, and the proximity of both to film. Monaco has likewise doubled the size and scope of his "Film and Media: A Chronology" appendix. The book also features a new introduction, an expanded bibliography, and hundreds of illustrative black-and-white film stills and diagrams. It is a must for all film students, media buffs, and movie fans."--BOOK JACKET.
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