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Film art : an introduction /

Bordwell, David,

Film art : an introduction / David Bordwell, Kristin Thompson, and Jeff Smith. - Thirteenth edition. - xx, 496 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part One. Film art and filmmaking -- Film as art: creativity, technology, and business -- Part Two. Film form -- The significance of film form -- Narrative form -- Part Three. Film style -- The shot: mise-en-scene -- The shot: cinematography -- The relation of shot to shot: editing -- Sound in the cinema -- Summary: style and film form -- Part Four. Types of films -- Film genes -- Documentary, experimental and animated films -- Part Five. Critical analysis of films -- Film Criticism: sample analyses -- Part Six. Film art and film history -- Historical changes in film art: conventions and choices, tradition and trends.

"Through McGraw-Hill Education's Create, a chapter on film adaptations, written by Jeff Smith of the University of Wisconsin, is available for instructors to better customize and personalize their film appreciation course. In addition, an appendix, "Writing a Critical Analysis of a Film," is available for instructors who require written film critiques, and "DVD Recommendations" provide particularly effective resources related to key topics"--

Ages 18+ McGraw Hill LLC. Grades 10-12 McGraw Hill LLC.

9781265205478

2023018004


Motion pictures--Aesthetics.
PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / General.

PN1995 / .B617 2023

791.4301 / B644f