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An edition of Looking at Movies (2003)

Looking at movies

an introduction to film

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  • 3 Have read

Thirty-two "discovery modules" (signaled by the www icon in the text) explore selected topics in depth. Look inside the back cover for a list of modules.

Twelve "frame sequence animations" provide quick-reference clips of films mentioned in the text. Look inside the front cover for a list of animations.

Seven "case studies" provide model analyses of frequently screened movies (Bicycle Thieves, Chinatown, North by Northwest, Touch of Evil, The Piano, Breathless, and Apocalypse Now).

More than 250 quiz questions provide thorough review of key concepts.

Illustrated timelines trace major events in film history.

A glossary of key terms, a guide to writing about movies, and links to other web resources are also available.

--back cover

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W.W. Norton & Company
Language
English
Pages
526

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Subjects

Cinematography, Motion pictures, Citizen Kane (US, Orson Welles, 1941), Aesthetics, genres, narrative in films, history of cinema, production film industry, film, film criticism, Literature, film studies, introduction to film, college

People

Charlie Chaplin, Spike Lee, D.W. Griffith, Sergei Eisenstein, John Ford, Buster Keaton, Satyajit Ray, Jean Renoir, Fritz Lang, Tom Tykwer, Charles Laughton, Francis Ford Coppola

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.
System requirements for accompanying computer disc: For Windows and Macintosh.

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Copyright Date
2004

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Dewey Decimal Class
791.43
Library of Congress
PN1994 .B313 2004, PN1994.B313 2003

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Paperback
Pagination
xxvi, 526 p. :
Number of pages
526

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OL3685920M
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0393974367
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9780393974362
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2003048771
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52121463
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813564
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99567

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Thirty-two "discovery modules" (signaled by the www icon in the text) explore selected topics in depth. Look inside the back cover for a list of modules.

Twelve "frame sequence animations" provide quick-reference clips of films mentioned in the text. Look inside the front cover for a list of animations.

Seven "case studies" provide model analyses of frequently screened movies (Bicycle Thieves, Chinatown, North by Northwest, Touch of Evil, The Piano, Breathless, and Apocalypse Now).

More than 250 quiz questions provide thorough review of key concepts.

Illustrated timelines trace major events in film history.

A glossary of key terms, a guide to writing about movies, and links to other web resources are also available. (from the first edition)

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