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An edition of Film art (1979)

Film art

an introduction

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Considered by academics to be the authoritative source for the study of film.

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McGraw-Hill Higher Education
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English
Pages
544

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Film Art: An Introduction
Jan 04, 2016, McGraw-Hill Education
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Film art: an introduction
2012, McGraw-Hill
in English - 10th ed.
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Film art: an introduction
2009, McGraw-Hill Higher Education
in English
Cover of: Film Art
Film Art: An Introduction
March 2003, McGraw-Hill Companies
Hardcover in English - 7th edition
Cover of: Film art
Film art: an introduction
1996, The McGraw-Hill Companies
in English - 5th ed.
Cover of: Film Art
Film Art: An Introduction
September 1992, Mcgraw-Hill College
Paperback in English - 4th edition
Cover of: Film art
Film art: an introduction
1990, McGraw-Hill
in English - 3rd ed.
Cover of: Film art
Film art: an introduction
1986, Knopf
in English - 2nd ed.
Cover of: Film Art
Film Art: An Introduction/ Second Edition
1986, Knopf, Distributed by Random House
Paperback in English - 2nd ed.
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Film art: an introduction
1979, Addison-Wesley Pub. Co.
in English

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Table of Contents

Preface
Page xv
Part One. Film Art and Filmmaking
1. Film as Art: Creativity, Technology, and Business
Page 2
Part Two. Film Form
2. The Significance of Film Form
Page 56
3. Narrative as a Formal System
Page 78
Part Three. Film Style
4. The Shot: Mise-en-Scene
Page 118
5. The Shot: Cinematography
Page 167
6. The Relation of Shot to Shot: Editing
Page 223
7. Sound in the Cinema
Page 269
8. Summary: Style as a Formal System
Page 312
Part Four. Types of Films
9. Film Genres
Page 328
10. Documentary, Experimental, and Animated Films
Page 349
Part Five. Critical Analysis of Films
11. Film Criticism: Sample Analyses
Page 396
Appendix
Page 443
Part Six. Film History
12. Film Art and Film History
Page 454
Glossary
Page 490
Credits
Page 496
Recommended DVD Supplements
Page 496
Index
Page 498

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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New York

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Dewey Decimal Class
791.4301
Library of Congress
PN1995 .B617 2009, PN1995 .B617 2010

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Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
544

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL24117546M
ISBN 10
0073386162
ISBN 13
9780073386164
LCCN
2009042923
OCLC/WorldCat
456179577

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OL10665037W

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